Gereon

Soldier and martyr
Person Human Q2142772
Gereon
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[7]
Date of birth
201
Date of death
304
Place of birth
Rome
Place of death
Cologne
Country of citizenship
Ancient Rome[6]
Occupation
soldier
Cause of death
decapitation[9]
Canonization status
saint[8]
Domain of saint or deity
Cologne, headache[14][15]
Given name
Gereon[10]
Subject has role
martyr[13]
Time period
Roman Empire[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gereon de Gereon von Köln de Heiliger Gereon es Gereo de Colonia es Gereón de Colonia fr Géréon de Cologne fr Saint Géréon it Gereone di Colonia it San Gereone it San Gereone di Colonia nl Gereon van Keulen pl Święty Gereon pt Gereão de Colônia pt São Gereão de Colônia ru Гереон
🔖 Identifiers · 11
VIAF cluster ID
54942674
GND ID
11869068X
ArchINFORM keyword ID
2978
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00585186
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11869068X
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0013421
Freebase ID
/m/0fq4_8
IxTheo authority ID
694871982
Santiebeati ID
92611
Topic's main category
Category:Saint Gereon
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvmMmtXXxGVfdtWPWRdwC

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Summary

Gereon was born on 201[1] in Rome[2]. He died on 304[3] in Cologne[4]. He worked as a soldier[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Gereon include St. Gereon's Basilica[16], a Catholic parish church[17], in Germany[18], founded in 1201[19].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Gereon include St. Gereon's Basilica[16], a Catholic parish church[17], in Germany[18], founded in 1201[19].

FAQs

Where was Gereon born?

Gereon's place of birth was Rome[2].

Where did Gereon die?

Gereon died in Cologne[4].

What did Gereon do for work?

Gereon worked as a soldier[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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. 21w ago · Medol · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Domain of saint or deity → Cologne, headache
    "Created claim: Domain of saint or deity: Cologne"
  2. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → soldier
    Subject has role → martyr
    "Created claim: Subject has role: martyr"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → soldier
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32080: import P21 and P106 from GND (22)"
  4. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time period → Roman Empire
    Place of death → Cologne
    Canonization status → saint
    Topic's main category → Category:Saint Gereon
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30846: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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