Saint Boniface of Brussels | |
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Stained-glass window in the Saint-Peter's Church, Brussels |
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Bishop of Lausanne | |
Born | 1183 Brussels, Belgium |
Died | 1260 La Cambre Abbey, Brussels, Belgium |
Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
Major shrine | La Cambre abbey |
Feast | 19 February |
Saint Boniface (1183 in Brussels – 19 February 1260 in the abbey of La Cambre, Brussels) was bishop of Lausanne from c. 1230 until 1239 when he resigned after being assaulted by agents of Frederick II. His feast day is 19 February. His relics are at the Kapellekerk and at La Cambre Abbey.