Pope Boniface II

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Bishop of Rome
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began22 September 530
Papacy ended17 October 532
PredecessorFelix IV
SuccessorJohn II
Personal details
Born
Rome, Italy
Died17 October 532
Other popes named Boniface

Pope Boniface II (

bishop of Rome. He ruled the Holy See from 22 September 530 until his death on 17 October 532.[1]

Boniface's father's name was Sigibuld.

consecrated in Rome on 22 September 530, but Dioscurus died only twenty-two days later.[1]

Boniface II's most notable act was confirming the decisions of the Council of Orange, teaching that grace is always necessary to obtain salvation.[4] Boniface was buried in St. Peter's on 17 October 532.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Peterson, John Bertram (1913). "Pope Boniface II" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ^ Sessa 2012, p. 104.
  3. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6
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  4. ^ "Pope Boniface II". Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

Sources

  • Sessa, Kristina (2012). The Formation of Papal Authority in Late Antique Italy: Roman Bishops and the Domestic Sphere. Cambridge University Press.

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