Charles De Smedt

Jesuit priest, hagiographer (1833-1911)
Person human Q2958862
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Charles De Smedt

Summary

Charles De Smedt is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ghent[2]. He was born on April 6, 1833[3]. He died in Brussels[4]. He died on March 4, 1911[5]. He worked as a hagiographer[6], historian[7], and Catholic priest[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Ghent[2], Charles De Smedt…
  • Charles De Smedt passed away in Brussels[4].
  • Charles De Smedt was born on April 6, 1833[3].
  • Charles De Smedt died on March 4, 1911[5].
  • Charles De Smedt held citizenship in Belgium[10].
  • French was Charles De Smedt's native language[11].
  • Charles De Smedt's professions included hagiographer[6].
  • Charles De Smedt's professions included historian[7].
  • Charles De Smedt worked as a Catholic priest[8].
  • Charles De Smedt was a member of Société des Bollandistes[12].
  • Charles De Smedt's religion is recorded as Catholicism[13].
  • Charles De Smedt's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].
  • Charles De Smedt is recorded as male[15].
  • Charles De Smedt's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Charles De Smedt's Commons category is recorded as Charles De Smedt[17].
  • Charles De Smedt's religious order is recorded as Society of Jesus[18].
  • Charles De Smedt's family name is recorded as De Smedt[19].
  • Charles De Smedt's given name is recorded as Charles[20].
  • Charles De Smedt's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[21].
  • Charles De Smedt's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Charles De Smedt was born in Ghent[2]. He was born on April 6, 1833[3]. French was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include hagiographer[6], historian[7], and Catholic priest[8].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Catholicism[13], a Christian denominational family[23], founded in 1054[24] and Catholic Church[14], a Christian denomination[25], in Vatican City[26], founded in 0001[27], headquartered in Vatican City[28].

Death and Burial

Charles De Smedt died on March 4, 1911[5]. He passed away in Brussels[4].

Why It Matters

Charles De Smedt ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

FAQs

Where was Charles De Smedt born?

Born in Ghent[2], Charles De Smedt…

Where did Charles De Smedt die?

Charles De Smedt passed away in Brussels[4].

What did Charles De Smedt do for work?

Charles De Smedt worked as hagiographer[6], historian[7], and Catholic priest[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . The Catholic Encyclopedia and its makers. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The Catholic Encyclopedia and its makers. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . The Catholic Encyclopedia and its makers. Retrieved . books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ODIS. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ODIS. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation hagiographer, historian, Catholic priest
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  2. 7w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender male
    Country of citizenship Belgium
    Religious order Society of Jesus
    Occupation
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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