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I.23 - Willibald of Mainz, The Life of St Boniface

from Eighth Century

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2024

Edited with Introduction and Notes by
Carolinne White
Preface by
Catherine Conybeare
Carolinne White
Affiliation:
University of Oxford
Catherine Conybeare
Affiliation:
Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
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Willibald of Mainz, an Anglo-Saxon who moved to Germany, wrote a biography of Boniface around 760, tracing his life from his birth in Devon, his studies in England to his missionary work in Germany. The Latin and the structure of this work are of a high quality. Like many other missionaries, Boniface also visited Rome, to obtain the Pope’s approval.

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Willibald of MainzsaintBonifacePopeRomeFranciaFrisiapilgrimagemissionary
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The Cambridge Anthology of British Medieval Latin , pp. 275 - 282
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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