Narrative:The Beaux' Stratagem, a 1707 play by Fahrquar, featured an innkeeper named Boniface. Ever since, it has been used as a generic name for a host.
Leadership
Boniface I - IX
Roman Catholic leaders.
Nine popes served under this name, from Boniface I (418-422) to Boniface IX (1389-1404) (see list of Religious Leaders)