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Also Known As Saint Boniface of Querfurt
Born c.974 • Germany
Died March 14, 1009 • Germany
Johann Gerhardt Oncken
German missionary
Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck
German chancellor and prime minister
St. Peter the Apostle
St. Peter the Apostle
Christian Apostle
St. Gregory the Great
pope
Rudolf Virchow
Rudolf Virchow
German scientist
William II.
William II
emperor of Germany
Nikolaus Ludwig, Graf (count) von Zinzendorf
Nikolaus Ludwig, count von Zinzendorf
German religious leader
St. Teresa of Calcutta
Mother Teresa
Roman Catholic nun
William I
William I
emperor of Germany
Ramon Llull.
Ramon Llull
Catalan mystic
Bernhard, Fürst von Bülow
Bernhard, prince von Bülow
chancellor of Germany
Wilhelm, Baron von Humboldt, oil painting by F. Krüger
Wilhelm von Humboldt
German language scholar
Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
German statesman
Leo, Graf von Caprivi
Leo, count von Caprivi
German chancellor
Roon, engraving by K. Tetzel, 1861
Albrecht Theodor Emil, count von Roon
Prussian minister of war
Treitschke, Heinrich von
Heinrich von Treitschke
German historian
Chlodwig Karl Viktor, prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingfürst
Chlodwig Karl Viktor, prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
German chancellor
St. John of Ávila
Spanish religious reformer
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Roman Catholic saint
Father Damien
St. Damien of Molokai
Belgian priest

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