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Noun: Boniface VIII
  1. Pope who declared that Catholic princes are subject to the pope in temporal as well as in theological matters (1235-1303)
    - Pope Boniface VIII, Benedetto Caetani

Type of: Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ

Encyclopedia: Boniface VIII