Basil of Seleucia

5th century Roman bishop and ecclesiastical writer
Person human Q3434480
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Summary

Basil of Seleucia is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 435[2]. He died on January 1, 468[3]. He worked as an archbishop[4], writer[5], theologian[6], and bishop[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Basil of Seleucia was born on January 1, 435[2].
  • Basil of Seleucia died on January 1, 468[3].
  • Basil of Seleucia worked as an archbishop[4].
  • Basil of Seleucia worked as a writer[5].
  • Basil of Seleucia worked as a theologian[6].
  • Basil of Seleucia's professions included bishop[7].
  • Basil of Seleucia is recorded as male[9].
  • Basil of Seleucia's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Basil of Seleucia's canonization status is recorded as saint[11].
  • Basil of Seleucia's given name is recorded as Basilio[12].
  • Basil of Seleucia's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Basil of Seleucia's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[14].
  • Basil of Seleucia's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[15].
  • Basil of Seleucia's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[16].
  • Basil of Seleucia's writing language is recorded as Ancient Greek[17].
  • Basil of Seleucia's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[18].
  • Basil of Seleucia's P14611 is recorded as 106552[19].

Body

Origins and Family

Basil of Seleucia was born on January 1, 435[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include archbishop[4], writer[5], theologian[6], and bishop[7].

Death and Burial

Basil of Seleucia died on January 1, 468[3].

Why It Matters

Basil of Seleucia ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What did Basil of Seleucia do for work?

Basil of Seleucia worked as archbishop[4], writer[5], theologian[6], and bishop[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas. wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'hr', 'pt']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57985|batch #57985]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 2/3"
  2. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Köln-Dellbrück station
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q2233, Import ID Biblissima V2 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/74d891b831c|details]])"
  3. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 106552
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14611: 106552, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260256|batch #260256]]"
  4. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 47914, 891361
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Parsifal cluster id: 891361, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259862|batch #259862]]"
  5. 18w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pontificio istituto di archeologia cristiana id → 16222
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Pontificio istituto di archeologia cristiana id: 16222, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/162096753|Basilius vesc. di Seleucia (#162096753)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n"
  6. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 47914, 891361
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Parsifal cluster id: 112148, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259388|batch #259388]]"
  7. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 47914, 891361
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Parsifal cluster id: 622338, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259388|batch #259388]]"
  8. 18w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 47914, 891361
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35916|batch #35916]]: sync P12458"
  9. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 47914, 891361
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Parsifal cluster id: 391150, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259387|batch #259387]]"
  10. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → archbishop, writer, theologian +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
  11. 23w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Occupation → archbishop, writer, theologian +1
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa, The Catholic Encyclopedia
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
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