St. Boniface of Lausanne
Feb 19
Bishop of Lausanne
Boniface was born in Belgium in 1205, and when he was just 17, was sent to study at a university in Paris.
Once he completed his education, he remained at the university as a teacher, and over the course of seven years, became a very popular lecturer.
When the students at the university became locked in a dispute with their teachers and started boycotting classes, Boniface left Paris to fill a post at the cathedral school in Cologne.
Just two years later, in 1230, Boniface was elected Bishop of Lausanne. He accepted his new position enthusiastically and devoted all his energies to the spiritual leadership of his diocese.