Blessed Gerard

Founder of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
Person human Q559527
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Blessed Gerard

Summary

Blessed Gerard is a human[1]. He was born in Amalfi[2]. He was born on +1047-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Jerusalem[4]. He died on +1120-09-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an oblate[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Blessed Gerard was born in Amalfi[2].
  • Blessed Gerard was born in Scala[8].
  • Blessed Gerard died in Jerusalem[4].
  • Blessed Gerard was born on +1047-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Blessed Gerard died on +1120-09-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Blessed Gerard's professions included oblate[6].
  • Blessed Gerard held the position of rector[9].
  • Blessed Gerard held the position of superior general[10].
  • Blessed Gerard's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].
  • Blessed Gerard's image is recorded as Gravure de Fra Gerard fondateur des Hospitaliers de Saint-Jean.jpg[12].
  • Blessed Gerard is recorded as male[13].
  • Blessed Gerard's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Blessed Gerard's ISNI is recorded as 0000000041411958[15].
  • Blessed Gerard's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 51313126[16].
  • Blessed Gerard's GND ID is recorded as 1048024644[17].
  • Blessed Gerard's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no98112427[18].
  • Blessed Gerard's Commons category is recorded as Gerard Sasso[19].
  • Blessed Gerard's canonization status is recorded as blessed[20].
  • Blessed Gerard's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 65841940[21].
  • Blessed Gerard's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[22].
  • Blessed Gerard's religious order is recorded as Knights Hospitaller[23].
  • Blessed Gerard's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08n_5_[24].
  • Blessed Gerard's family name is recorded as Sasso[25].
  • Blessed Gerard's given name is recorded as Gérard[26].
  • Blessed Gerard's given name is recorded as Gerardo[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Amalfi[2], a comune of Italy[28], in Italy[29] and Scala[8], a comune of Italy[30], in Italy[31]. Blessed Gerard was born on +1047-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Blessed Gerard's professions included oblate[6]. Positions held include rector[9], an ecclesiastical occupation[32] and superior general[10], an ecclesiastical occupation[33].

Personal Life

Blessed Gerard's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].

Death and Burial

Blessed Gerard died on +1120-09-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Jerusalem[4].

Why It Matters

Blessed Gerard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Blessed Gerard born?

Blessed Gerard's place of birth was Amalfi[2].

Where did Blessed Gerard die?

Blessed Gerard died in Jerusalem[4].

What did Blessed Gerard do for work?

Blessed Gerard worked as oblate[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Kontributor 2K · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Jerusalem
    Religious order Benedictines, Knights Hospitaller
    Family name Sasso
    Sex or gender male
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P94]]: Blason Ordre de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem.svg"
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