Boļeslavs Sloskāns

Catholic bishop (1893-1981)
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Summary

Boļeslavs Sloskāns was born on August 31, 1893[1], in Stirniene[2]. He died on April 18, 1981[3], in Brussels[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: August 19, 1893[8], January 1, 1893[9]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1981[10]
  • Place of burial: Aglona Basilica[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[12], Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[13], Soviet Union[14]
  • Ethnic group: Latvians[15]
  • Field of work: Catholic Church[16], Catholic theology[17]
  • Position held: titular bishop[18], apostolic administrator[19], bishop[20]
  • Employer: Katolickie seminarium duchowne w Rydze[21], University of Latvia[22]
  • Educated at: Санкт-Петербургская Римско-католическая семинария[23], Saint Petersburg Roman Catholic Theological Academy[24]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[25]
  • Sex or gender: male[26]
  • Commons category: Boļeslavs Sloskāns[27]
  • Canonization status: The Venerable[28]
  • Given name: Q23773630[29]
  • Feast day: April 18[30]
  • Work location: Minsk[31]
  • Described by source: Polish Biographical Dictionary[32]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[33], Latvian[34]
  • Name in native language: Boļeslavs Sloskāns[35], Баляслаў Слоскан[36]
  • Consecrator: Michel d'Herbigny[37]
  • P14578: 2803[38]

Why It Matters

Boļeslavs Sloskāns has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Boļeslavs Sloskāns born?

Boļeslavs Sloskāns's place of birth was Stirniene[2].

Where did Boļeslavs Sloskāns die?

Boļeslavs Sloskāns died in Brussels[4].

What did Boļeslavs Sloskāns do for work?

Boļeslavs Sloskāns worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

Where did Boļeslavs Sloskāns go to school?

Boļeslavs Sloskāns was educated at Санкт-Петербургская Римско-католическая семинария[23] and Saint Petersburg Roman Catholic Theological Academy[24].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [8] ↑ . catherine.spb.ru. Retrieved . catherine.spb.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'gl', 'it', 'lv', 'nl', '
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    Position held → titular bishop, apostolic administrator, bishop
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  3. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14578 → 2803
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  4. 16w ago · CommonsDelinker bot · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial → Aglona Basilica
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    Languages spoken, written or signed → French, Latvian
    Ethnic group → Latvians
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