Callixtus III

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Person human Q356636
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Callixtus III

Summary

Callixtus III is a human[1]. His place of birth was Arezzo[2]. He passed away in Benevento[3]. He died on +1179-00-00T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Callixtus III was born in Arezzo[2].
  • Callixtus III died in Benevento[3].
  • Callixtus III died on +1179-00-00T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Callixtus III's professions included Catholic priest[5].
  • Callixtus III held the position of bishop[7].
  • Callixtus III held the position of abbot[8].
  • Callixtus III held the position of antipope[9].
  • Callixtus III's religion is recorded as Catholicism[10].
  • Callixtus III is recorded as male[11].
  • Callixtus III's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Callixtus III's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 32791286[13].
  • Callixtus III's GND ID is recorded as 118714910[14].
  • Callixtus III's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[15].
  • Callixtus III's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03g6zm[16].
  • Callixtus III's given name is recorded as Calixtus[17].
  • Callixtus III's given name is recorded as Giovanni[18].
  • Callixtus III's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Callixtus III's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Callixtus III's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Calixtus-III-antipope[21].
  • Callixtus III's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 141351[22].
  • Callixtus III's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00695699[23].
  • Callixtus III's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp01467258[24].
  • Callixtus III's Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID is recorded as antipapa-callisto-iii[25].
  • Callixtus III's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Calixtus_(3.)[26].
  • Callixtus III's Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID is recorded as calixtus-calixtus-iii[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Arezzo[2], Callixtus III…

Career and Affiliations

Callixtus III worked as a Catholic priest[5]. Positions held include bishop[7], an ecclesiastical occupation[28]; abbot[8], an ecclesiastical occupation[29]; and antipope[9], a position[30].

Personal Life

Callixtus III's religion is recorded as Catholicism[10].

Death and Burial

Callixtus III died on +1179-00-00T00:00:00Z[4]. He passed away in Benevento[3].

Why It Matters

Callixtus III ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Callixtus III born?

Callixtus III's place of birth was Arezzo[2].

Where did Callixtus III die?

Callixtus III passed away in Benevento[3].

What did Callixtus III do for work?

Callixtus III worked as Catholic priest[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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