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title: The Murder of Boniface
author: Mark Beumer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2905/the-murder-of-boniface/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Murder of Boniface

_Authored by Mark Beumer_

## Image File

[![The Murder of Boniface](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2905.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2905.jpg)

## Image Caption

The oldest known depiction of the murder of St. [Boniface](https://www.worldhistory.org/Saint_Boniface/), from a manufactured sacramentarium around 975 CE in Fulda. Gottingen, Universitätsbibliothek Hs. 231, f. 87R. From: Algemene Geschiedenis van de Nederlanden I (Haarlem 1981), image wrap. The photo comes from the Niedersächsische Staats-und Universitätsbibliothek.

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Beumer, M. (2014, August 05). The Murder of Boniface. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2905/the-murder-of-boniface/>
### Chicago
Beumer, Mark. "The Murder of Boniface." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 05, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2905/the-murder-of-boniface/>.
### MLA
Beumer, Mark. "The Murder of Boniface." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Aug 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2905/the-murder-of-boniface/>.

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