Pope Boniface II
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| Boniface II | |
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| Papacy began | 530 |
| Papacy ended | 532 |
| Predecessor | Felix IV |
| Successor | John II |
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| Died | 17 October 532 ??? |
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Pope Boniface II was pope from 530 to 532.
He was by birth an Ostrogoth, the first Germanic pope, and he owed his appointment to the influence of the Gothic king Athalaric. Boniface was chosen by his predecessor, Pope Felix IV, who had been a strong adherent of the Arian king, and was never elected. For a time, Boniface served as Pope in competition with the Antipope Dioscorus, who had been elected by most of the priests of Rome. Boniface and Dioscorus were both consecrated in Rome on 22 September 530, but Dioscurus died only twenty-two days later.
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Boniface changed the numbering of the years in the Julian Calendar from Ab Urbe Condita to Anno Domini.
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| Preceded by Felix IV |
Pope 530–532 |
Succeeded by John II |
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