E01442: The short Life of *Boniface V (bishop of Rome, ob. 625, S00844) in the Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome soon after his death, mentions his regulations concerning handling relics, his renovation of the cemetery of *Nicomedes (on the via Nomentana, north-east of Rome), and his burial in the church of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036) in Rome.

Liber Pontificalis 71

Bonifatius, natione Campanus, de civitate Neapolim, ex patre Iohanne, sedit ann. V... Hic constituit, ut acolitus non praesumat reliquias sanctorum martyrum levare nisi presbiter... Hic perfecit cymiterium sancti Nicomedi et dedicavit eum. Erat enim beatissimus Bonifatius mitissimus super omnes homines et misericors. Hic clerum amavit, roga integra clero suo dedit.

'Boniface, born in Campania, from the city of Naples, son of Iohannes, held the see 5 years <10 days> ... He decreed that an acolyte should not presume to take up the relics of the holy martyrs, only a priest [presbiter] should... He completed the cemetery of saint Nicomedes and dedicated it. Blessed Boniface was the most mild and compassionate of all men. He loved his clergy and gave them an entire stipend.'
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Quo beatissimo papa defuncto sepultus est ad beatum Petrum apostolum. Hic demisit omni clero pro obsequias suas rogam unam integram.

'On his death he was buried at the blessed Peter the apostle; for his funeral he left an entire stipend to all the clergy.'

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Text: Duchesne 1886, 321. Translation: Davis 2010, 61-62.

The passage in brackets, <>, is an interpolation, recorded in only some manuscripts of the Liber Pontificalis; it is uncertain when it was added to the text.