canon

cleric; member of certain bodies subject to an ecclesiastical rule
Intangible christian_religious_occupation Q1104153
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canon

Summary

canon is a Christian religious occupation[1]. canon draws 1,743 Wikipedia views per month (christian_religious_occupation category, ranking #8 of 15).[2]

Key Facts

  • canon's instance of is recorded as Christian religious occupation[3].
  • canon's instance of is recorded as title of honor[4].
  • canon's instance of is recorded as ecclesiastical occupation[5].
  • canon is a type of presbyter[6].
  • canon is a type of ecclesiastical occupation[7].
  • canon is part of cathedral chapter[8].
  • canon's Commons category is recorded as Canons (priests)[9].
  • canon's field of this occupation is recorded as Q3655520[10].
  • canon comprises canon regular[11].
  • canon comprises seculary canon[12].
  • canon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Canons (priests)[13].
  • canon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[14].
  • canon's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • canon's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kanonikerin'}[16].
  • canon's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pt-br', 'text': 'cônega'}[17].
  • canon's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'كنسية'}[18].
  • canon's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pt-br', 'text': 'cônego'}[19].
  • canon's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'كنسي'}[20].
  • canon's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'canonico'}[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Christian religious occupation[3], title of honor[4], and ecclesiastical occupation[5]. Recorded subclass of include presbyter[6] and ecclesiastical occupation[7].

Use and Application

Components include canon regular[11], a Catholic vocation[22] and seculary canon[12], a profession[23]. canon is part of cathedral chapter[8].

Influence

Things named for canon include Kanonicza Street, Krakow[24], a street[25], in Poland[26].

Why It Matters

canon draws 1,743 Wikipedia views per month (christian_religious_occupation category, ranking #8 of 15).[2] canon has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] canon is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for canon include Kanonicza Street, Krakow[24], a street[25], in Poland[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . 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. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  2. 7d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Field of this occupation Q3655520
    Has part(s) canon regular, seculary canon
    Part of cathedral chapter
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: c/canonigo, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
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