St. Boniface of Mainz
Jun 05
Apostle of Germany
Boniface was born Winfrid around the year 680 to a respected and noble English family.
Convinced of his calling to be a missionary, Winfrid declined the position of abbot at the monastery of Nursling and obtained from his superior permission to travel to Frisia to assist the famous missionary, St. Willibrord, who had been struggling for a long time to bring the Gospel home to his people. However, the mission ended in failure and Winfrid was forced to return to England a few months later.