Blessed Boniface of Canterbury

Memorial

• 13 March

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Born to the nobility, member of the ducal House of Savoy. Carthusian monk. Prior of his house. Archbishop of Canterbury, England.

Born

• in the Savoy region of France)

Died

• 1270 in Hautecombe, Savoy, France of natural causes
• found incorrupt in mid-16th century

Beatified

• by Pope Gregory XVI (cultus confirmed)

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Boniface of Canterbury”. Saints.SQPN.com. 5 September 2012. Web. 18 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-boniface-of-canterbury/>