There’s a St. Boniface somewhere in Catholic hagiology. Was he named after the character in the play, or what?
Jim Nuznoff:
January 21st, 2010 at 10:35 pm
re Boniface……my eyes glazed over….
Stephen:
June 19th, 2011 at 5:11 am
I would presume the reverse, and the saint precedes the playwright, in any case.
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Rosemarie:
January 11th, 2010 at 1:32 am
There’s a St. Boniface somewhere in Catholic hagiology. Was he named after the character in the play, or what?
Jim Nuznoff:
January 21st, 2010 at 10:35 pm
re Boniface……my eyes glazed over….
Stephen:
June 19th, 2011 at 5:11 am
I would presume the reverse, and the saint precedes the playwright, in any case.