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Which saint used an ax to help persuade pagans to convert to Christianity?

   St. Boniface
   St. John of God
   St. Lucius
   St. Robert Bellarmine

Your answer was: St. Boniface.
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Answer: The story of how Saint Boniface used an ax to convert some pagans to Christianity goes like this: one day Boniface came into pagans who were arranging a sacrifice at a huge oak tree consecrated to the deity pagan god Thor. Boniface took an ax and started to chop the oak down, when suddenly a great wind, as if by miracle, blew the ancient oak over. When the pagan gods did not strike him down, the people were amazed and converted to Christianity. He built a chapel dedicated to Saint Peter with the wood from the oak tree.

See also:
• Boniface Wikipedia
• Which Country Started The Tradition Of Putting Up A Christmas Tree? https://namegolden.com/2021/12/08/which-country-started-the-tradition-of-putting-up-a-christmas-tree/ • Anonymous, St Boniface Vatican Notes Volume: 8; Issue: 3; Page: 11-12; 1959

  
St. Boniface 12th Century of Death - Fulda Abbey (Apostle of Germany)
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