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Boniface of Tarsus
Roman saint
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 14 May (1962 Missal) · not on the current Roman calendar
Born
300
Died
306
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Boniface of Tarsus (Greek: Βονιφάτιος) was, according to legend, executed for being a Christian in the year 307 at Tarsus, where he had gone from Rome in order to bring back to his mistress Aglaida (also written Aglaia) relics of the martyrs.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Santi e Beati — San Bonifacio di Tarso, martire, festa 14 maggio — Martyred at Tarsus in 307; his name was on the General Roman Calendar at 14 May from the 12th century and he is in the Roman Martyrology ('At Tarsus in Cilicia...'), with his relics in the basilica of Santi Bonifacio e A
- Wikidata Q892536 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Boniface of Tarsus (CC BY-SA)
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