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Benno Gut

Swiss Cardinal (1897-1970)
Person human Q115801

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
April 1, 1897
Date of death
December 8, 1970
Place of birth
Reiden
Place of death
Rome
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[11]
Occupation
theologian, Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, Abbot Primate, New Testament scholar
Position held
cardinal-deacon, abbot of the monastry Einsiedeln, titular archbishop, Abbot Primate, abbot, president, cardinal[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Educated at
Pontifical Biblical Institute, University of Basel[19][20]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church, Catholicism[21][22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[29]
Consecrator
Eugène Tisserant, Joseph Hasler, Johannes Vonderach[31][32][33]
Described by source
Kurze Lebens-Notizen zu der Portrait-Gallerie merkwürdiger Luzerner auf der Bürgerbibliothek in Luzern[28]
Family name
Gut[25]
Given name
Benno[26]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Reiden[27]
Name in native language
Benno Walter Gut[30]
P14611
138659[34]
Place of burial
Territorial Abbey of Maria Einsiedeln[10]
Religious order
Benedictines[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Benno Gut en Benno Walter Gut de Benno Kardinal Gut de Benno Walter Gut fi Benno Walter Gut fr Benno Walter Gut id Benno Walter Gut ru Бенно Вальтер Гут ru Гут, Бенно Вальтер
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000078190298
VIAF cluster ID
34100553
Library of Congress authority ID
no2001009503
GND ID
127246762
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Abbot Benno Gut OSB.jpg ↗
BDELIS ID
57128
Biographia Benedictina ID
63
CONOR.SI ID
292800099
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
gut
DDB person (GND) ID
127246762
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
127246762
Dodis ID
P45854
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Freebase ID
/m/02rvshy
GCatholic person ID
380
HDS ID
009857
IxTheo authority ID
383328772
Kloster- und Ordenslexikon ID
g/gut-benno
Munzinger person ID
00000011983
NUKAT ID
n2015084796
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007299474505171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9813273784705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074963503
PUG authority ID
3116
Parsifal cluster ID
396279
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
34981
Portrait Archive ID
100582
Prabook ID
2464206
RILM ID
70615
RISM ID
people/30045470
SBN author ID
SBLV081937
The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ID
1967:Gut
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11779489
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/46625
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyt497C8dwpJkxbFMYHG3

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🔗 Connections
Position held 4
president, abbot, cardinal-deacon, Abbot Primate
Consecrator 3
Eugène Tisserant, Johannes Vonderach, Joseph Hasler
Occupation 3
theologian, Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
Educated at 2
University of Basel, Pontifical Biblical Institute
Religion or worldview 2
Catholic Church, Catholicism
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Given name 1
Benno
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Reiden
Place of birth 1
Reiden
Place of burial 1
Territorial Abbey of Maria Einsiedeln
Place of death 1
Rome
Religious order 1
Benedictines
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Benno Gut was born on April 1, 1897[1], in Reiden[2]. He died on December 8, 1970[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a theologian[5], Catholic priest[6], Catholic bishop[7], Abbot Primate[8], and New Testament scholar[9].

FAQs

Where was Benno Gut born?

Benno Gut's place of birth was Reiden[2].

Where did Benno Gut die?

Benno Gut died in Rome[4].

What did Benno Gut do for work?

Benno Gut worked as a theologian[5], Catholic priest[6], Catholic bishop[7], Abbot Primate[8], and New Testament scholar[9].

Where did Benno Gut go to school?

Benno Gut was educated at Pontifical Biblical Institute[19] and University of Basel[20].

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . de.wikisource.org. Retrieved . de.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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