Editing Saint Boniface (section)

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The earliest "Life" of Boniface was written by a certain Willibald, an Anglo-Saxon priest who came to [[Mainz]] after Boniface's death,<ref>This is not the Willibald who was appointed by Boniface as [[Willibald|Bishop of Eichstatt]]: "The writer of the Life was a simple priest who had never come into direct contact with Boniface and what he says is based upon the facts that he was able to collect from those who had been Boniface's disciples." Talbot 24.</ref> around 765. Willibald's biography was widely dispersed; Levison lists some forty manuscripts.<ref>Levison xvii–xxvi.</ref> According to his lemma, a group of four manuscripts including {{lang|la|Codex Monacensis}} 1086 are copies directly from the original.<ref>Levison xxxviii.</ref>

Listed second in Levison's edition is the entry from a late ninth-century Fulda document: Boniface's status as a martyr is attested by his inclusion in the ''Fulda Martyrology'' which also lists, for instance, the date (1 November) of his [[Translation (relic)|translation]] in 819, when the [[Fulda Cathedral]] had been rebuilt.<ref>Levison xlvii.</ref> A {{lang|la|Vita Bonifacii}} was written in Fulda in the ninth century, possibly by [[Candidus of Fulda]], but is now lost.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=[[Hessisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte]] | title=Neue Hinweise zum Rechtsstatus des Klosters Fulda aus der ''Vita Aegil'' des Brun Candidus |first=Gereon |last=Becht-Jördens |year=1991 |volume=41 |pages=11–29|language=de}}</ref>

The next {{lang|la|vita}}, chronologically, is the {{lang|la|Vita altera Bonifatii auctore Radbodo}}, which originates in the [[Archdiocese of Utrecht (695–1580)|Bishopric of Utrecht]], and was probably revised by [[Radboud of Utrecht]] (899–917). Mainly agreeing with Willibald, it adds an eye-witness who presumably saw the martyrdom at Dokkum. The {{lang|la|Vita tertia Bonifatii}} likewise originates in Utrecht. It is dated between 917 (Radboud's death) and 1075, the year [[Adam of Bremen]] wrote his {{lang|la|[[Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum]]}}, which used the {{lang|la|Vita tertia}}.<ref>Levison lvi–lviii.</ref><ref>Haarländer.</ref>

A later {{lang|la|vita}}, written by [[Otloh of St. Emmeram]] (1062–1066), is based on Willibald's and a number of other {{lang|la|vitae}} as well as the correspondence, and also includes information from local traditions.