Boris and Gleb

Kievan Rus' princely saints (11th cent.)
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Boris and Gleb
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Boris and Gleb

Summary

Boris and Gleb is a sibling duo[1]. It draws 203 Wikipedia views per month (sibling_duo category, ranking #54 of 283).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boris and Gleb is identified as part of the Rus' people ethnic group[3].
  • Boris and Gleb's image is recorded as Святые Борис и Глеб.jpg[4].
  • Boris and Gleb's instance of is recorded as sibling duo[5].
  • Boris and Gleb's instance of is recorded as group of humans[6].
  • Boris and Gleb's follows is recorded as Yaroslav the Wise[7].
  • Boris and Gleb's Commons category is recorded as Boris and Gleb[8].
  • Boris and Gleb's has part is recorded as Boris of Rostov[9].
  • Boris and Gleb's has part is recorded as Gleb of Murom[10].
  • Boris and Gleb's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04_l1j[11].
  • Boris and Gleb's feast day is recorded as July 24[12].
  • Boris and Gleb's feast day is recorded as May 2[13].
  • Boris and Gleb's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Boris and Gleb[14].
  • Boris and Gleb's described by source is recorded as Svensk uppslagsbok[15].
  • Boris and Gleb's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16].
  • Boris and Gleb's has part is recorded as martyr[17].
  • Boris and Gleb's subject has role is recorded as Christian martyr[18].
  • Boris and Gleb's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 1878506[19].
  • Boris and Gleb's Nominis saint ID is recorded as 1556/Saints-Boris-et-Gleb[20].
  • Boris and Gleb's Orthodox Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 153171[21].
  • Boris and Gleb's Santiebeati ID is recorded as 64150[22].
  • Boris and Gleb's Krugosvet article is recorded as religiya/boris-i-gleb[23].
  • Boris and Gleb's De Agostini ID is recorded as Boris+e+Gleb[24].
  • Boris and Gleb's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3879805[25].
  • Boris and Gleb's Clavis Clavium ID is recorded as 7F941B1538C34A488316906C83F4754A[26].
  • Boris and Gleb's Google Arts & Culture entity ID is recorded as m04_l1j[27].

Body

Identity

Boris and Gleb's follows is recorded as Yaroslav the Wise[7].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Boris and Gleb include Borisoglebsk[28], a city or town[29], in Russia[30], founded in 1698[31]; Gleb Vseslavich[32], 1070–1119[33]; Saints Borys and Hlib Cathedral[34], an Eastern Orthodox church building[35], in Ukraine[36]; Ss. Boris and Gleb Cathedral, Daugavpils[37], an Eastern Orthodox cathedral[38], in Latvia[39], founded in 1904[40]; Church of it[41], an Eastern Orthodox church building[42], in Russia[43], founded in 1152[44]; and Church of Saints Boris and Gleb in Navahrudak[45], an Eastern Orthodox church building[46], in Belarus[47], founded in 1517[48].

Why It Matters

Boris and Gleb draws 203 Wikipedia views per month (sibling_duo category, ranking #54 of 283).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Entities named for it include Borisoglebsk[28], a city or town[29], in Russia[30], founded in 1698[31]; Gleb Vseslavich[32], 1070–1119[33]; Saints Borys and Hlib Cathedral[34], an Eastern Orthodox church building[35], in Ukraine[36]; Ss. Boris and Gleb Cathedral, Daugavpils[37], an Eastern Orthodox cathedral[38], in Latvia[39], founded in 1904[40]; Church of it[41], an Eastern Orthodox church building[42], in Russia[43], founded in 1152[44]; and Church of Saints Boris and Gleb in Navahrudak[45], an Eastern Orthodox church building[46], in Belarus[47], founded in 1517[48].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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