Pope Boniface IV

"Boniface IV" redirects here. For the 16th-century nobleman, see Boniface IV, Marquis of Montferrat.
Pope Saint

Boniface IV

OSB
Bishop of Rome
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began25 September 608
Papacy ended8 May 615
PredecessorBoniface III
SuccessorAdeodatus I
Personal details
Born550
Valeria, Byzantine Empire
Died8 May 615(615-05-08) (aged 64–65)
Rome, Byzantine Empire
Sainthood
Feast day8 May
Venerated inCatholic Church
Title as SaintPope
Canonizedby Boniface VIII[1]
AttributesPapal vestments
ShrinesSt. Peter's Basilica
Other popes named Boniface

Pope Boniface IV, OSB[2] (Latin: Bonifatius IV; 550 – 8 May 615[a]) was the bishop of Rome from 608 to his death. Boniface had served as a deacon under Pope Gregory I, and like his mentor, he ran the Lateran Palace as a monastery. As pope, he encouraged monasticism. With imperial permission, he converted the Pantheon into a church. In 610, he conferred with Bishop Mellitus of London regarding the needs of the English Church. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church with a universal feast day on 8 May.

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