From 719 to 722 he was assisted in his missionary work by the man who carried on his work after 739, Wynfrith (St. Boniface), apostle of Germany.
Saint Boniface, Latin Bonifatius, original name Wynfrid or Wynfrith (born c. 675, Wessex, England died June 5, 754, Dokkum, Frisia [now in the Netherlands]; feast day June 5) English missionary and reformer, often called the apostle of Germany for his role in the Christianization of that country.
C. 675 Wessex, England June 5, 754 Dokkum, Netherlands Saint Boniface, Latin Bonifatius, original name Wynfrid or Wynfrith (born c. 675, Wessex, England died June 5, 754, Dokkum, Frisia [now in the Netherlands]; feast day June 5) English missionary and reformer, often called the apostle of Germany for his role in the Christianization of that country.
May 8, 1521 Nijmegen, Netherlands December 21 , 1597Fribourg, Switzerland Saint Peter Canisius, Dutch Sint Petrus Canisius, orKanis (born May 8 , 1521 Nijmegen [now in Netherlands] died Dec. 21, 1597, Fribourg, Switz.; canonized 1925; feast day December 21) doctor of the church, Jesuit scholar, and strong opponent of Protestantism who has been called the Second Apostle of Germany.
An apostle of Le Corbusier, Mr. Erickson designed the Canadian Embassy on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, near the Capitol.
Even José Martí, the fabled apostle of Cuba's fight against Spain, was said to have been a Mason.
Saint Junípero Serra, (born November 24 , 1713 Petra, Majorca, Spain died August 28 , 1784 Carmel, California, New Spain [now in U.S.]; canonized September 23, 2015; feast day July 1) Spanish Franciscan priest whose missionary work among the Indians of North America earned him the title of Apostle of California.
Those among the largely Irish-immigrant crowd who were close enough to hear his lengthy remarks were delighted to learn that the new cathedral would be named for St . Patrick the apostle of Ireland.
From 1981 to 1995, Lawler was married to Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, the formidably erudite German-American art historian and apostle of Frankfurt School critical philosophy, who can winkle out malignancies of the hopefully termed "late capitalism" in just about anything.
November 24, 1713 Petra, Spain August 28, 1784 Carmel, California Saint Junípero Serra, (born November 24, 1713, Petra, Majorca, Spain died August 28, 1784, Carmel, California, New Spain [now in U.S.]; canonized September 23, 2015; feast day July 1) Spanish Franciscan priest whose missionary work among the Indians of North America earned him the title of Apostle of California.
The Reverend Alexander Whitaker, the "apostle of Virginia," wrote to his London Puritan cousin in 1614: "But I much more muse, that so few of our English ministers, that were so hot against the surplice and subscription, come hither where neither is spoken of".
