Boniface II

Also known as Pope Boniface II

pope and bishop of Rome from 530 to 532

AI overview

Boniface II was a Pope and Bishop of Rome who served from 530 to 532. He held one of the most important leadership positions in the Catholic Church during the early medieval period.

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Vinony catalogs Boniface II in its Popes collection (268 entries).

Within Vinony's link graph, Boniface II is referenced by 332 other articles, and connects out to Pope, Society of Jesus and Clement I.

Vinony files it under 532 deaths, 6th-century Ostrogothic people and 6th-century popes.

Its subject is documented across 74 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Place of birth: Rome
Place of death: Rome
Occupation: writer
Position held: cardinal
Languages spoken: Latin
Religion: Catholic Church
Image: Boniface II.jpg
Work location: Rome

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place of burial: St. Peter's Basilica
Commons category: Bonifacius II
date of death: 0532-10-17
described by source: Wikitólica
different from: Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat

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Encyclopedic overview

Pope Boniface II (Latin: Bonifatius II; died 17 October 532) was the first Germanic Bishop of Rome. He ruled the Holy See from 22 September 530 until his death on 17 October 532. Boniface died of natural causes, likely an illness or old age.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boniface II” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.