Pope Boniface III

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Pope Boniface III was a 7th-century pope known for securing Emperor Phocas’s decree recognizing the Bishop of Rome as head of all the churches, thereby strengthening papal primacy.

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Pope Boniface III canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
human
pope
appointedBy clergy and people of Rome GENERATED
associatedWithEmperor Phocas
linked to: Emperor Phocas
birthName Boniface GENERATED
church Diocese of Rome
confirmedBy Emperor Phocas GENERATED
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire GENERATED
deathDate 12 November 607 GENERATED
deathPlace Rome
era 7th century GENERATED
father John Cataadioce GENERATED
historicalRegion Byzantine Italy
honorificPrefix His Holiness GENERATED
Pope GENERATED
knownFor relations with the Byzantine emperor Phocas GENERATED
securing Emperor Phocas’s decree recognizing the Bishop of Rome as head of all the churches GENERATED
strengthening papal primacy GENERATED
notableEvent Phocas’s decree declaring the See of Rome head of all the churches GENERATED
occupation clergyman GENERATED
diplomat GENERATED
papacyEnd 12 November 607 GENERATED
papacyLength less than one year
papacyStart 19 February 607 GENERATED
papalNameNumber III GENERATED
placeOfBurial Old St. Peter’s Basilica GENERATED
positionHeld Bishop of Rome GENERATED
Pope
predecessor Pope Sabinian GENERATED
recognizedAs head of all the churches by imperial decree
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity
residence Lateran Palace
linked to: Lateran complex
seeAlso History of the Papacy
Papal primacy
strengthened juridical status of the Roman See
succeeded Pope Sabinian as Bishop of Rome
linked to: Pope Sabinian
succeededBy Pope Boniface IV as Bishop of Rome
linked to: Pope Boniface IV
successor Pope Boniface IV GENERATED
theologicalFocus papal primacy
timeInOffice 607
title Primate of Italy
Supreme Pontiff
linked to: Pope

Vicar of Christ

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Pope Boniface IV predecessor Pope Boniface III
Pope Sabinian successor Pope Boniface III