Pope Boniface V



         


Boniface V (died October 25, 625) was pope from 619 to 625.

He was consecrated as pope on December 23, 619. He did much for the Christianizing of England and enacted the decree by which churches became places of refuge for criminals.


Preceded by
Adeodatus I
Pope
(list)
Succeeded by
Honorius I


from the 9th edition (1880s) of an unnamed encyclopedia







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