Crescens

figure in New Testament; missionary in Galatia who became a companion of Paul
Person human Q981729
Crescens
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Crescens

Summary

Crescens is a human[1]. He died in Mainz[2]. He died on January 1, 100[3]. He worked as a Catholic priest[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Crescens passed away in Mainz[2].
  • Crescens died on January 1, 100[3].
  • Crescens's professions included Catholic priest[4].
  • Crescens held the position of apostle[6].
  • Crescens held the position of Q91073251[7].
  • Crescens's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[8].
  • Crescens is recorded as male[9].
  • Crescens's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Crescens's Commons category is recorded as Crescens[11].
  • Crescens's canonization status is recorded as saint[12].
  • Crescens's feast day is recorded as June 27[13].
  • Crescens's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[14].

Body

Career and Affiliations

Crescens's professions included Catholic priest[4]. Positions held include apostle[6], an Eastern Orthodox saint titles[15] and Q91073251[7].

Personal Life

Crescens's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[8].

Death and Burial

Crescens died on January 1, 100[3]. He passed away in Mainz[2].

Why It Matters

Crescens ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

Where did Crescens die?

Crescens died in Mainz[2].

What did Crescens do for work?

Crescens worked as Catholic priest[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . books.openedition.org. books.openedition.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . gallica.bnf.fr. gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation Catholic priest
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32157|batch #32157]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (38)"
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