Boniface V | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rome | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | 23 December 619 |
| Papacy ended | 25 October 625 |
| Predecessor | Adeodatus I |
| Successor | Honorius I |
| Previous post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 25 October 625 |
| Other popes named Boniface | |
Pope Boniface V (Latin: Bonifatius V; died 25 October 625) was the bishop of Rome from 23 December 619 to his death. He did much for the Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England,[2] and enacted the decree by which churches became places of sanctuary.
- ^ "Miranda, Salvador. "Bonafacio", Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, Florida International University".
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Boniface". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 207.
