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Saint Boniface (c. 680 - June 5, 754 or 755), is known as the Apostle of the Germans.
Boniface was born Winfrid, Wynfrith, or Wynfryth around 680 AD in the kingdom of Wessex, possibly at Crediton (now in Devon, England), according to The vita written by Otloh of St Emmerham (1062-1066). Another possible birth place is Nursling.
Winfrid entered the monastery at Examchester at an early age. Following his training, he taught at the abbey school and at the age of 30, became a priest. He is credited with writing the first Latin grammar in England.
In 716 AD, he made his first missionary journey to Frisia but had little success due to an on-going war between the Frisians and the Franks and returned to England.
In 723 AD he journeyed again to Frisia and on this occasion challenged the Germanic god Donar (Thor) to strike him down with a thunder bolt by chopping down a holy oak tree that was dedicated to Thor. The tree was situated near the modern-day city of Fritzlar, in the state of Hesse. As he chopped down the tree, a wind came up and blew the tree over. When Thor did not strike him down, the watching Frisians abandoned him and converted to Christianity. The wood was used to build a chapel. The site of the first chappel is now occupied by the cathedral of Fritzlar.
In 732 AD he was made Archbishop with jurisdiction over Germany During his tenure he became the first Archbisop of Mainz (745 - 754 or 755), organised the Church in Bavaria and founded a number of bishoprics: Regensburg (739), Passau (739), Salzburg (739), Freising (739), Büraberg near Fritzlar (741), Würzburg (741), Eichstätt (741) and Erfurt (742).
He was attacked and killed on June 5, 754 or 755 near the moder-daytown of Dokkum, Holland, whilst carrying out a further missionary journey to Frisia. His tomb is in the crypt of Fulda Cathedral.
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