Letters of Saint Boniface

48 letters716-754 ADby Boniface

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#1
BonifaceUnknownc. 717 AD

To my dear friend and companion, who was drawn to me not by gifts of perishable gold nor by the smooth tongue of...

#2
UnknownChurch of Neocaesareac. 718 AD

To godly and merciful kings, all dukes, reverend and beloved bishops, priests and holy abbots and to all the...

#3
Pope Gregory the GreatBonifacec. 719 AD

Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to Boniface, a holy priest.

#4
Respecta, AbbessBonifacec. 720 AD

Let it be known to you, my gracious father, that I give thanks without ceasing to Almighty God because, as I learned...

#5
BonifacePope Gregory the Greatc. 722 AD

In the name of God and of our Saviour Jesus Christ.

#6
Pope Gregory the GreatUnknownc. 722 AD

Knowing that some of the peoples in the parts of Germany that lie on the eastern bank of the Rhine have been led...

#7
Pope Gregory the GreatUnknownc. 722 AD

Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the clergy and people [of Thuringia], greeting in the Lord.

#8
Pope Gregory the GreatAsulfc. 722 AD

The report of your loyalty to Christ and of your steadfast answers to the heathen when they urged you to return to...

#9
Pope Gregory the GreatUnknownc. 722 AD

Having learned, beloved son in Christ, that you are a man of deeply religious feeling, we make known to you that our...

#10
UnknownChurch of Neocaesareac. 723 AD

To the holy lords and apostolic fathers, bishops, dukes, counts, regents, servants, lesser officials and friends,...

#11
UnknownBonifacec. 724 AD

Daniel, servant of the people of God.

#12
Pope Gregory the GreatBonifacec. 723 AD

Gregory, the servant of the servants of God.

#13
Pope Gregory the GreatPeople, Concerning Five Schismatic Presbyters of Faction of Felicissimusc. 724 AD

Our Lord, Jesus Christ, came down from heaven and, true God as He was, became Man, suffered and was crucified for...

#14
Pope Gregory the GreatBonifacec. 726 AD

Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to Boniface, our most holy brother and colleague in the episcopate.

#15
BonifaceRespecta, Abbessc. 728 AD

Let it be known to you, dear sister, that in regard to the matter on which you have sought my advice I cannot...

#16
Pope Gregory the GreatBonifacec. 732 AD

Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to our most reverend and holy brother Bishop Boniface, sent by this...

#17
UnknownBonifacec. 733 AD

To the most reverend Boniface, dearly beloved in Christ and related to me by kinship, the lowest servant of those...

#18
BonifaceRespecta, Abbessc. 735 AD

To his dear sister, Abbess Eadburga, long united to him by spiritual ties, Boniface, a servant of the servants of...

#19
BonifaceEusebius, Archbishop of Thessalonicac. 735 AD

To his beloved master, Archbishop Nothelm, invested with the insignia of the high priesthood, Boniface, a humble...

#20
BonifaceConon, Abbot of Lirinus (Lerins)c. 735 AD

To his beloved son Abbot Duddo, Boniface also called Wynfrith, servant of the servants of God, heartfelt and loving...

#21
BonifaceRespecta, Abbessc. 735 AD

To the most reverend and beloved sister, Abbess Eadburga, Boniface, least of the servants of God, loving greetings.

#22
Bonifaceassessor in case of monksc. 738 AD

To my beloved sons, Tatwin, Wigbert, priests, and to Bernard, Hiedde, Hunfrid and Sturm, Boniface, a servant of the...

#23
BonifaceAerius Sophistc. 738 AD

To our beloved sons Geppan, Eoban, Tatwin, Wigbert and to all our brethren and sisters, Boniface, a servant of the...

#24
Pope Gregory the GreatBonifacec. 739 AD

Gregory, servant of the servants of God.

#25
BonifaceUnknownc. 738 AD

To all his most reverend colleagues in the episcopate, to the venerable priests, deacons, canons, clerics, abbots...

#26
BonifacePippin thec. 741 AD

Grffo was step-brother to Pippin the Short and Carloman, being the son of Charles Martel and the Bavarian Sonnichilde.

#27
BonifacePope Gregory the Greatc. 742 AD

To our beloved lord Zacharias, who bears the insignia of the supreme pontificate, Boniface, a servant of the...

#28
Pope Gregory the GreatBonifacec. 743 AD

Zacharias, servant of the servants of God, to his very reverend' and holy brother and fellow bishop Boniface.

#29
Demosthenes, as from synod of bishopsPope Gregory the Greatc. 745 AD

To the Supreme Father and Apostolic Pontiff, who holds the power and authority of Peter, Prince of the Apostles,...

#30
BonifaceDaniel (a craftsman)c. 744 AD

To Bishop Daniel, beloved in the Lord, Boniface, a servant of the servants of God, affectionate greetings in Christ.

#31
Pope Gregory the GreatBonifacec. 746 AD

Zacharias, servant of the servants of God, to his very reverend and holy brother and fellow-bishop, Boniface.

#32
BonifaceTheoderic and Theodebert, Kings of Franksc. 746 AD

To my most dear lord Aethelbald, King of the English, beloved in Christ above all other kings, Boniface, the...

#33
BonifaceEusebius, Archbishop of Thessalonicac. 747 AD

To his dear and reverend brother, Archbishop Egbert, Boniface, a servant of the servants of God, Legate of the...

#34
BonifaceConon, Abbot of Lirinus (Lerins)c. 747 AD

To his very dear and revered brother Abbot Huetbert, and to all the brethren of his holy community, Boniface, a...

#35
BonifaceEusebius, Archbishop of Thessalonicac. 747 AD

To his brother and fellow-bishop, Cuthbert [of Canterbury], raised to the dignity of the archiepiscopate, and united...

#36
BonifacePope Gregory the Greatc. 751 AD

To the most reverend and beloved lord and master to be revered in fear and honour, Zacharias, invested with the...

#37
Pope Gregory the GreatUnknownc. 751 AD

Since reasonable requests ought always to be granted, it is right that the devotion of the founder of a house of...

#38
BonifaceEusebius, Archbishop of Thessalonicac. 749 AD

The gifts and books you have sent us have been received with a joyful and grateful heart.

#39
BonifaceAerius Sophistc. 752 AD

Boniface, servant of the servants of God and bishop by the grace of Christ, to his beloved fellow - ecclesiastic...

#40
Bonifaceanother accountantc. 743 AD

To his dear son, Count Reginbert, Boniface, servant of the servants of God, greetings in the Lord for evermore.

#41
BonifaceLeobac. 743 AD

Let it be known to you, dear sister, that our brother and fellow priest Torhthat has reported to us that in response...

#42
BonifaceUnknownc. 743 AD

Boniface, servant of the servants of God, to the priest Denehard, greeting in Christ.

#43
Unknownassessor in case of monksc. 743 AD

There are several persons with the name Wigbert who appear in connection with Boniface.

#44
Theoderic and Theodebert, Kings of FranksBonifacec. 750 AD

To the most holy archbishop Wynfrith, called Boniface, and worthily invested with the pontifical insignia,...

#45
BonifaceTheoderic and Theodebert, Kings of Franksc. 753 AD

To the most noble lord Pippin, King of the Franks, Bishop Boniface sends greetings.

#46
BonifacePope Gregory the Greatc. 752 AD

To the most noble lord Pope Stephen, exalted and beloved above all pontiffs, endowed with the privilege of the...

#47
BonifacePope Gregory the Greatc. 753 AD

To his venerable and beloved apostolic lord and Pope Stephen, Boniface, a humble legate or messenger in Germany of...

#48
Bacauda and Agnellus, BishopsUnknownc. 754 AD

To the kindly and beloved master in Christ, Bishop Lull, Milret, a servant of those who serve God.