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Boniface, Saint Martyr
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
(Latin: well-doer)
Martyr (306), died Tarsus, Cilicia. He was steward to the rich Roman lady, Aglae, who sent him to obtain some relics of the martyrs. Arriving in Tarsus, he was tortured and beheaded, for asking the prayers of some Christians who were being put to death. Relics in church of Saint Sophia, Benevento. Feast, Roman Calendar, May 14,.
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Entry for 'Boniface, Saint Martyr'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/b/boniface-saint-martyr.html. 1910.