June 5, The feast day of St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr

St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr

St. Boniface, the Apostle of Germany was born in Crediton, England in 637. He entered the Benedictine Monastery in Nursling, where he later became director of the school. He was sent by Pope Gregory II to evangelize the pagans in Germany and was made legate to the Holy See. He called together several synods and was nominated Archibishop of Mainz, he anointed Pepin king of the Franks. He and thirty of his monks were massacred by a pagan mob in 755.