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Boniface II, Pope

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Reigned from 530 to 532. Born c.450;died Rome. He was of Germanic ancestry. While archdeacon, he was nominated as next pope by Felix IV, who feared a schism. After Felix died, the Roman clergy elected Dioscorus. Both were consecrated but the schism ended in 22 days with the latter's death. During his pontificate the Semi-pelagian controversy was ended by the Second Council of Orange.

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Entry for 'Boniface II, Pope'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​b/boniface-ii-pope.html. 1910.
 
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