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Saint Boniface's feast day is celebrated on 5 June in the Roman Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church, the Anglican Communion and the Eastern Orthodox Church. A famous statue of Saint Boniface stands on the grounds of Mainz Cathedral, seat of the archbishop of Mainz. A more modern rendition stands facing St. Peter's Church of Fritzlar.
St. Boniface (or Saint Boniface) is a city ward [3] and neighbourhood in Winnipeg. Along with being the centre of the Franco-Manitoban community, it ranks as the largest francophone community in Western Canada .
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.
St. Boniface Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Boniface) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in St. Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.It is an important building in Winnipeg, and is the principal church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Boniface, serving the eastern part of Manitoba province as well as the local Franco-Manitoban community.
A depiction of Boniface destroying Thor's oak from The Little Lives of the Saints (1904), illustrated by Charles Robinson.. According to Willibald's 8th century Life of Saint Boniface, the felling of the tree occurred during Boniface's life earlier the same century at a location at the time known as Gaesmere (for details, see discussion below).
Saint Boniface—Saint Vital (French: Saint-Boniface—Saint-Vital; formerly Saint Boniface) is a federal electoral district in Winnipeg, Manitoba that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1925. The district covers roughly the southern portion of the city of Winnipeg, east of the Red River.
Saint-Boniface (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bɔnifas] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. On April 5, 2003, the village municipality of Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan changed its legal status and its name and became the municipality of Saint-Boniface.
Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum (also known as the St. Boniface Museum) is a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, that is dedicated to Franco-Manitoban and Métis culture and history. It is located in the oldest building in Winnipeg, a former convent of the Grey Nuns .