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Location: Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

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1. Statue of Saint Boniface – Ice Fountain Dokkum loop from Weeshuislanden

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2. Town Hall of Dokkum – Statue of Saint Boniface loop from Damwâld

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3. Town Hall of Dokkum – De Hoop Mill Dokkum loop from Damwâld

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edlosekoot

June 26, 2024

South of Dokkum there is a source that is associated by tradition with (the death of) the Anglo-Saxon missionary Boniface in 754 and has therefore become a Catholic pilgrimage site (from Wikipedia).

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Rogier Van Bunnik 🇳🇱

August 2, 2024

However, just outside the city walls is the source that has been called the Boniface source since time immemorial. Initially a simple pool

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Hannekemaaierspad

August 21, 2024

Boniface was important for the development of the church, especially in a large part of Germany and the Netherlands. In Fulda, where his grave is, he founded a monastery. Under the supervision of followers and security, he demolished pagan objects and if there were no consequences (revenge of the gods) many converted. His conversion activities were mainly in Germany.

His interest in converting Friesland, with the support of the Frankish authorities, arose from a political struggle for the influence of the Bishopric of Utrecht between Cologne and Rome. The influence of the Frankish nobility on the church was a thorn in Boniface's side. In his third journey to Friesland he and many of his followers were killed. The revenge actions subsequently cost the lives of many Frisians.

Later, the position of Bishop of Utrecht also became a political position for which various families fought over the centuries. The Frankish influence in the Netherlands and Northern Germany also remained great. In the North of the Netherlands, it is mainly noble families from Westphalia.

The source is mentioned in a miracle in which a horse stumbles just after the death of Boniface and a sweet source is created on a mound at that location. This source, with good water quality, has always been used, for example to brew beer, for water in Dokkum. It is water that comes from the higher area with sand/boulder clay.

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Location: Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

Boniface Spring Dokkum

1. Statue of Saint Boniface – Ice Fountain Dokkum loop from Weeshuislanden

2. Town Hall of Dokkum – Statue of Saint Boniface loop from Damwâld

3. Town Hall of Dokkum – De Hoop Mill Dokkum loop from Damwâld

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