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Saint

Boniface Curitan

Bishop of Ross

A missionary bishop in Scotland, reposed around 800.

Feast
March 14old style March 27
Reposed
8008th century
Place
Ross

Life

Holy Hierarch Boniface Curitan was Bishop of Ross in Scotland, very likely a Roman by birth, and he enlightened the Picts and the Scots. He is said to have founded a great many churches. Orthodox England places him around the year 660, while our record places him around 800. He is venerated as a saint of the undivided Church and is commemorated on 14 March (new calendar).

Commemorated the same day March 14