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Boniface , d. 432, Roman general. He defended (413) Marseilles against the Visigoths under Ataulf. Having supported Galla Placidia in her struggle with her brother, Emperor Honorius, Boniface fled to Africa in 422. There, as semi-independent governor, he supported (424) Valentinian III against the usurper John and was rewarded with the title count of Africa. Recalled in 427, he rebelled; a civil war between Africa and the imperial government began. This struggle prepared the way for the invasion (429) of Africa by the Vandals under Gaiseric. A truce was arranged between Africa... Read more

St. Boniface
St. Boniface The English monk St. Boniface (ca. 672-754) is known as the Apostle of Germany because he...century. Named Winfrith by his well-to-do English parents, Boniface was born probably near Exeter, Devon. As a boy, he studied... Read more

Pope Boniface VIII
Pope Boniface VIII The Italian prelate Benedetto Caetani (1235?-1303) reigned as Pone Boniface VIII from 1294 to 1303. During his pontificate...pope on December 24, and he took the name Boniface VIII. Celestine's brief pontificate and the... Read more

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	Blue Christmas at St. Boniface. ; ...Eve will be a silent night inside St. Boniface Church this year. The church choir won...yuletide prayer will not be heard. St. Boniface is closed, shut down this summer by the...Dodie Cummings, 78, of East Haven, a St. Boniface choir singer for 30 years. "I haven't... Read more
	Trainer's Classic Prediction; Boniface Says His Oliver's Twist Is `Peaking' at Right Time ; Trainer Bill Boniface tends to crow only when necessary. Yesterday...Twist hasn't won a race in a year, but Boniface values observation above fact. At Bonita...a deep, slow racetrack, according to Boniface. "He's sharp," Boniface said after Oliver... Read more
	SCHOOL CHIEF TO STEP DOWN IN FALL 2006 BONIFACE'S ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWS TOUGH BUDGET FIGHT ; ...employees, Superintendent Rose Marie Boniface made public her plans to retire from...of a contentious budget season when Boniface was forced to cut $1.4 million from the schools' budget. Boniface said the difficult budget year was... Read more
	Church's big celebration of half century ; Exeter's St Boniface Church is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a special service and an anniversary fete. ; Exeter's St Boniface Church is celebrating its 50th anniversary...stalls, a prize draw and a display of St Boniface memorabilia from the last 50 years...Exeter on Thursday, June 5, 1958. St Boniface was born in Crediton about 680AD, and... Read more
	St. Boniface race close, oddly quiet ; By Mary Agnes Welch THE battle for St. Boniface was supposed to be a brutal showdown...Magnifico, the bombastic ex-owner of the St. Boniface Hotel, is fending off a challenge by...about the hog plan slated for the St. Boniface industrial park. Vandal says he would... Read more
	ST. BONIFACE CELEBRATING 125 YEARS OF WORSHIP ; ...familiar with the twin spires of St. Boniface Church. They have been landmarks in Evansville...along with the Rev. Ted Temple. St. Boniface deacons Richard Preske and Dave Franklin...statues and Stations of the Cross in St. Boniface; Adelaide Rosenberger, the oldest member... Read more
	Quincy parishes merger angers faithful; Closing St. Boniface seen as abandoning the city's poorest ; ...QUINCY - Longtime parishioners of St. Boniface in Germantown are decrying a proposal...at the Catholic church, faithful St. Boniface members criticized a recently released...Most Blessed Sacrament parishes. St. Boniface is part of St. Elizabeth parish along... Read more
	Mikli taps Boniface for new post. (Alain Mikli International, Dominique Boniface) ; MIKLI TAPS BONIFACE FOR NEW POST NEW YORK -- Dominique Boniface has been named managing director of the Alain Mikli...eyewear and owns and operates his own retail stores. Boniface was international merchandising manager for Hachette... Read more
	Boniface in running for century dash ; SARAWAK runner Boniface Lejau has emerged as the strongest candidate...State Stadium in Batu Kawan yesterday. Boniface, a finalist in the Asian Junior championships...hardpressed to win today's century dash as Boniface, coached by Japanese specialist Shingo... Read more
	Ultrasound logjam hits St. Boniface ; ...need of an ultrasound should avoid St. Boniface General Hospital, where a staff shortage...non-urgent patients referred to St. Boniface were forced to wait up to 17 weeks for...Authority, said the situation at St. Boniface is unusual, since a third of the hospital... Read more

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	In memoriam: Boniface Banasik.
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