Pope Boniface IV

E42843

7th-century pope human pope

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.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	7th-century pope → human → pope →
appointedBy	Emperor Phocas →
birthName	Bonifacius →
broughtRelicsTo	Pantheon, Rome →
convertedStructure	Pantheon, Rome →
convertedStructureUse	Church of St. Mary and the Martyrs → Santa Maria ad Martyres →
correspondedWith	Columbanus of Bobbio →
coRuledWith	Byzantine Emperor Heraclius → 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	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	Kingdom of the Ostrogoths → Marsica →
placeOfBurial	Old St. Peter's Basilica →
placeOfDeath	Rome →
positionHeld	Bishop of Rome → Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church →
predecessor	Pope Boniface III →
receivedRelicsFrom	catacombs of Rome →
relicsTranslatedTo	St. Peter's Basilica →
religion	Catholic Church → Christianity →
seeAlso	Christianization of pagan sites in Rome → History of the Papacy →
successor	Pope Adeodatus I →
supported	monasticism →
synodPurpose	to restore discipline and order in the Church →
veneratedIn	Catholic Church → Eastern Orthodox Church →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pope Honorius I →	papalPredecessor
Pantheon →	rededicatedBy