Bonifatius (English spelling)

Japanese: ボニファティウス - ぼにふぁてぃうす(英語表記)Bonifatius
Bonifatius (English spelling)

A Christian saint. Born to an aristocratic family in Wessex, England, his real name was Winfrith Boniface. As an adult, he became a Benedictine monk. He first went to Friesland (the Netherlands, northern Germany) where he devoted himself to evangelism, but then went into the interior of Germany, including Thuringia, Saxony, and Hesse, where he was active in evangelizing the Germanic people. In the end, however, he was attacked by violent people who refused to abandon their pagan religion and was martyred. He was buried in the monastery of Fulda, and is revered as the "Apostle of the German Evangelization." His feast day is June 5th. The records he made of the myths and customs of the Germanic people during his evangelization are now valuable resources.

[Shigeo Ueda December 12, 2017]

"Saints of the Church, Volume 1, by Toshio Ikeda (1977/Revised and expanded edition, 1981, Chuo Publishing)"

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

キリスト教の聖人。イギリス、ウェセックスに貴族の子として生まれる。本名Winfrith Boniface。長じてベネディクト会の修道者となる。初めフリースラント(オランダ、ドイツの北部)に赴き、伝道に尽くしていたが、さらにチューリンゲン、ザクセン、ヘッセンなどドイツの奥地に入り、ゲルマン人に対する布教に活躍した。しかし最後に、異教を捨てない狂暴な者たちの襲撃を受け、殉教を遂げた。フルダの修道院に葬られ、「ドイツ伝道の使徒」と崇(あが)められている。祝日は6月5日である。伝道に際して、彼が行ったゲルマン民族の神話と習俗の記録は、現在貴重な資料となっている。

[植田重雄 2017年12月12日]

『池田敏雄著『教会の聖人たち 上巻』(1977/改訂増補版・1981・中央出版社)』

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