CYCLOPS
"and Bonifacius" (U12.1705)
[*Ed. There are several S. Bonifacius but Pope Bonifacius IV (c.550 - 615) is a likely candidate, as he was a contemporary of, and corresponded with S. Columba. He was a student of S. Gregory the great, then a Benedictine monk in Rome. He was chosen 67th Pope in 608. He converted the Roman temple of the old gods, the Pantheon, to a Christian church, supported the expansion of the faith into England, and encouraged reforms among the clergy. Feast May 8.]
