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Gaiseric
Gaiseric (r. 428-478 CE, also known as Genseric and Geiseric) was the greatest king of the Vandals who remained undefeated from the time he took the throne until his death. He was probably born in 389 CE near Lake Balaton (present-day Hungary...
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St. Boniface (Der heilige Bonifatius)
St. Boniface or Der heilige Bonifatius, Painting (1832 CE) by Alfred Rethel.
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Saint Boniface
Saint Boniface (or in Dutch the Heilige Bonifatius) is one of the most famous saints in the Netherlands. His real name was Wynfreth and he lived from 672 until 754 CE. Pope Gregory II, who ruled from 715 to 731 CE, was at that time struggling...