Editing Pope Boniface IV (section)

==Family and early career==
Boniface was born in what is now the [[Province of L'Aquila]]. His father was a physician named John. His family was of [[Marsi]] origins according to the Liber Pontificalis.<ref> Andrew J. Ekonomou. Byzantine Rome and the Greek Popes. Lexington books, 2007</ref> During the pontificate of [[Gregory the Great]], Boniface was a deacon of the Roman Church and held the position of ''dispensator'', that is, the first official in connection with the administration of the [[Patrimony of Saint Peter|patrimonies]].<ref name="Oestreich 1907">{{Catholic |last=Oestereich |first=Thomas |wstitle=Pope St. Boniface IV |volume=2 |inline=1 |prescript= }}</ref>