Abhishiktananda

French-Indian monk, sannyasi (1910-1973)
Person human Q3131453
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Summary

Abhishiktananda was born on August 30, 1910[1], in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer[2]. He died on December 7, 1973[3], in Indore[4]. He worked as a monk[5], philosopher[6], Catholic priest[7], Christian mystic[8], and religious studies scholar[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (398 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: France[11]
  • Occupation: Swami[12], Catholic theologian[13]
  • Field of work: Christianity[14], Christian mysticism[15], Hinduism[16], interfaith dialogue[17], philosophy[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Cause of death: myocardial infarction[20]
  • Religious order: Benedictines[21]
  • Family name: Le Saux[22]
  • Given name: Henri[23]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[24]
  • Described by source: The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (4th ed.)[25]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[26]
  • Birth name: Henri Hyacinthe Joseph Marie Le Saux[27]
  • Name in native language: Henri Le Saux[28]
  • Sibling: Thérèse Le Saux[29]

Why It Matters

Abhishiktananda has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Abhishiktananda born?

Abhishiktananda was born in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer[2].

Where did Abhishiktananda die?

Abhishiktananda died in Indore[4].

What did Abhishiktananda do for work?

Abhishiktananda worked as a monk[5], philosopher[6], Catholic priest[7], Christian mystic[8], and religious studies scholar[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . birth certificate. Retrieved . archives-en-ligne.ille-et-vilaine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . archives-en-ligne.ille-et-vilaine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . VcBA (identifier). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . birth certificate. Retrieved . archives-en-ligne.ille-et-vilaine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21h ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL4782864A, OL83482A
    Wikipedia languages → ['azb', 'en', 'fr', 'hi', 'it', 'ru']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 5w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of poland mms id → 9810582135605606, 9810701265205606
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ National library of poland mms id: 9810701265205606, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270889|batch #270889]]"
  3. 8w ago · Bargioni · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14688 → 36712
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14688: 36712, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/300882663|Le Saux Henri (#300882663)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8213|PISAI authors]] #mi"
  4. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 156171, 170596
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  5. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 156171, 170596
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14611: 156171, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260429|batch #260429]]"
  6. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 59106, 668841
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Parsifal cluster id: 668841, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259387|batch #259387]]"
  7. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → monk, philosopher, Catholic priest +4
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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