Pope Boniface IV
Pope Boniface IV, OSB (Latin: Bonifatius IV; 550 – 8 May 615) was the bishop of Rome from 608 to his death. Boniface had served as a deacon under Pope Gregory I, and like his mentor, he ran the Lateran Palace as a monastery. As pope, he encouraged monasticism. With imperial permission, he converted the Pantheon into a church. In 610, he conferred with Bishop Mellitus of London regarding the needs of the English Church. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church with a universal feast day on 8 May.
Boniface IV OSB | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rome | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | 25 September 608 |
| Papacy ended | 8 May 615 |
| Predecessor | Boniface III |
| Successor | Adeodatus I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 550 Valeria, Byzantine Empire |
| Died | 8 May 615 (aged 64–65) Rome, Byzantine Empire |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 8 May |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Pope |
| Canonized | by Boniface VIII |
| Attributes | Papal vestments |
| Shrines | St. Peter's Basilica |
| Other popes named Boniface | |
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