Pope Boniface IV

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Pope Boniface IV was a 7th-century pope best known for his role in consolidating Christian worship in Rome and for his involvement in transforming ancient Roman religious sites into Christian churches.

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Pope Boniface IV canonical 8
Pope Boniface IV as Bishop of Rome 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 7th-century pope
human
pope
appointedBy Emperor Phocas
birthName Bonifacius
broughtRelicsTo Pantheon, Rome
linked to: Pantheon
convertedStructure Pantheon, Rome
linked to: Pantheon
convertedStructureUse Church of St. Mary and the Martyrs
Santa Maria ad Martyres
correspondedWith Columbanus of Bobbio
coRuledWith Byzantine Emperor Heraclius
linked to: Heraclius

Byzantine Emperor Phocas
linked to: Emperor Phocas
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire
dateOfBirth c. 550
dateOfDeath 8 May 615
educatedAt monastery of St. Sebastian on the Palatine
era Early Middle Ages
father John the physician
feastDay 8 May
heldSynod Roman synod of 610
honorificPrefix Pope
involvedIn Monothelite controversy (early phase)
linked to: Monothelitism
knownFor consecration of the Pantheon in Rome as a Christian church
consolidating Christian worship in Rome
promoting the transformation of pagan temples into Christian churches
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
occupation monk
pope
papacyEnd 615
papacyStart 608
papalBullOrDecree dedication of the Pantheon to the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
placeOfBirth Kingdom of the Ostrogoths
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom

Marsica
placeOfBurial Old St. Peter's Basilica
placeOfDeath Rome
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church
linked to: Pope
predecessor Pope Boniface III
receivedRelicsFrom catacombs of Rome
linked to: Catacombs of Rome
relicsTranslatedTo St. Peter's Basilica
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity
seeAlso Christianization of pagan sites in Rome
History of the Papacy
linked to: Papacy
successor Pope Adeodatus I
supported monasticism
synodPurpose to restore discipline and order in the Church
veneratedIn Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church

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Pantheon rededicatedBy Pope Boniface IV
Pope Honorius I papalPredecessor Pope Boniface IV
subject linked to: Pope Honorius I (posthumously)
Pope Boniface III succeededBy Pope Boniface IV as Bishop of Rome
linked to: Pope Boniface IV
Roman synod of 610 convokedBy Pope Boniface IV
Roman synod of 610 presidedOverBy Pope Boniface IV
Roman synod of 610 hasPope Pope Boniface IV
Roman synod of 610 seeAlso Pope Boniface IV
Pope Adeodatus I predecessor Pope Boniface IV