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

Statements (49)

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

Emperor Phocas
surface form: Byzantine 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 Monothelitism
surface form: Monothelite controversy (early phase)
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 Ostrogothic Kingdom
surface form: Kingdom of the Ostrogoths

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

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

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

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Subject: Pope Boniface IV
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pantheon rededicatedBy Pope Boniface IV
Pope Honorius I (posthumously) papalPredecessor Pope Boniface IV
subject surface form: Pope Honorius I
Pope Boniface III succeededBy Pope Boniface IV
this entity surface form: Pope Boniface IV as Bishop of Rome
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