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Icons of St. Boniface, martyr

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St. Boniface

Icons of St. Boniface of Rome, Martyr

Feast Day: December 29

Boniface of Tarsus was one of the slaves of a dissolute woman named Aglae or Aglaida. Both were pagans and lived in debauchery together at Old Rome. Tiring of their way of life, both explored Christianity as a meaningful way. Aglaida decided to sent Boniface on an errand to collect holy relics from eastern lands. Finding upon arrival at Tarsus that the authorities were torturing Christians, Boniface openly declared himself to be a Christian. His own body constituted the requested relics, and were brought back to Aglaida, who upon receiving them became a Christian with all her heart. In his memory she constructed a church, which today is the Church of Santi Bonifacio e Alessio. She distributed her wealth to the poor and lived in a monastery for 18 years. She received the divine gift to exorcise evil spirits. The Eastern Church celebrates both of them on December 19 as the "Martyr Boniface at Tarsus in Cilicia and Righteous Aglaida of Rome."

Holy Martyr Boniface, pray to God for us!

Top Icon is an old Russian icon.

Next Icon: of unknown provenance, with Slavonic inscriptions.

Next icon is available from Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Boston;

bottom Icon is from Russia, possibly the 16th-17th c.


 

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Last update: 07/20/2007