Home › Entities › letter › Epistle to Diognetus

Epistle to Diognetus

2nd century Christian apologetic text
Place letter Q621454
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Epistle to Diognetus is a letter[1]. It draws 1,330 Wikipedia views per month (letter category, ranking #10 of 65).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: literary work[3]
  • Genre: epistle[4]
  • Language of work or name: Koine Greek[5]
  • Point in time: 200[6]
  • Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[7], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9]
  • Copyright status: public domain[10]
  • P14483: e/epistola-a-diogneto[11]

Why It Matters

Epistle to Diognetus has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

literary work public domain

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] ↑ . wikitolica.com. Retrieved . wikitolica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Epistle to Diognetus. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/epistle-to-diognetus
MLA “Epistle to Diognetus.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/epistle-to-diognetus.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_epistle-to-diognetus_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Epistle to Diognetus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/epistle-to-diognetus}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Epistle to Diognetus — https://4ort.xyz/entity/epistle-to-diognetus (retrieved 2026-10-17)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/epistle-to-diognetus · Last refreshed:

Edit History

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. 1d ago · Charp238 · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → Koine Greek
    Genre → epistle
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Language of work or name: Koine Greek"
  2. 12d ago · Mr.FarFar · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 26
    Wikipedia languages → ['ast', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'hr', 'hu', 'id', 'it', 'ka',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Vatican library vcba id: 492/595, Added or updated using [[User:Bargioni/P8034_add_or_update_P1810|P8034_add_or_update_P1810]]"
  3. 12w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Pinakes work id → 5524
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Pinakes work id: 5524, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/158161089|Epistula Ad Diognetum (#158161089)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6159|Pinakes work"
  4. 20w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → Koine Greek
    Point in time → —
    Copyright status → public domain
    Instance of → letter, literary work
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14483: e/epistola-a-diogneto, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.