Saint Boniface of Lausanne Biography
Saint Boniface of Lausanne Profile. Born: 1183 AD in Belgium, Europe. Worked in Belgium. Died: 1260 AD in Brussels, Belgium. Feast Day is celebrated on February 19.
St. Boniface of Lausanne Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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| Date of Birth | 1183 AD |
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| Country of Birth | Belgium in Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Bishops |
| Profession | Missionary |
| Place of Work | Belgium |
| Date of Death | 1260 AD |
| Place of Death | Brussels, Belgium |
| Feast Day | February 19 |
| Beatification | Beatified by N/A |
| Canonization | Canonized by Pope Clement XI in 1702 AD |
| Patron Saint of | N/A |
Biography
St. Boniface of Lausanne was educated at the University of Paris in France. He became a Cistercian monk at Cambre Abbey near Brussels in Belgium. He taught at Universities in France from 1222 to 1229 and then in Cologne, Germany from 1229 to 1231 AD.
Boniface later became the Bishop of Lausanne in Switzerland in 1231 AD. He was one of the bishops at the First Council of Lyon. He later retired to his old monastery of Cambre to spent the rest of his days.
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