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The christian missionary boniface sought to prove that the god of the christian religion was stronger than the gods worshiped by the germanic peoples of central europe. he did so by

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He proved that the God he worshiped is powerful by chopping off an old oak tree which is believed to be a sacred tree for Germanic pagans. When he chopped off the tree as a strong wind blew it away. Because of the supposed miraculous event, many converted to Christianity.
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