Boniface of Brussels

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Saint Boniface of Brussels
Stained-glass window in the Saint-Peter's Church, Brussels
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.

External links

Jean-Daniel Morerod: Boniface in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Boniface biography at Find a Grave
Boniface at Catholic Online
Saint of the Day, February 19 hosted by St. Patrick Catholic Church (Washington, DC)
Catholic Encyclopedia article about the dioceses of Lausanne and Geneva

Persondata
Name	Boniface of Brussels
Alternative names
Short description	Roman Catholic bishop
Date of birth	1183
Place of birth	Brussels
Date of death	19 February 1260
Place of death	La Cambre, Brussels

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