John of Cologne

Dominican friar, priest and martyr
Person human Q2296290
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John of Cologne

Summary

John of Cologne is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cologne[2]. He was born on 1500[3]. He passed away in Brielle[4]. He died on July 9, 1572[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John of Cologne's place of birth was Cologne[2].
  • John of Cologne died in Brielle[4].
  • John of Cologne was born on 1500[3].
  • John of Cologne was born on 1505[8].
  • John of Cologne died on July 9, 1572[5].
  • John of Cologne died on July 9, 1572[9].
  • Burial took place at South Holland[10].
  • John of Cologne held citizenship in Germany[11].
  • John of Cologne worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • John of Cologne's education included a stint at Universitas Studii Coloniensis[12].
  • John of Cologne's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].
  • John of Cologne is recorded as male[14].
  • John of Cologne's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John of Cologne is part of Martyrs of Gorkum[16].
  • John of Cologne's Commons category is recorded as John of Cologne[17].
  • John of Cologne's canonization status is recorded as saint[18].
  • John of Cologne's canonization status is recorded as blessed[19].
  • The cause of death was hanging to death[20].
  • John of Cologne's religious order is recorded as Dominican Order[21].
  • John of Cologne's given name is recorded as Johannes[22].
  • John of Cologne's feast day is recorded as July 9[23].
  • John of Cologne's manner of death is recorded as capital punishment[24].
  • John of Cologne's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[25].
  • John of Cologne's different from is recorded as Sanctus Ioannes[26].

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Origins and Family

Born in Cologne[2], John of Cologne… Recorded date of birth include 1500[3] and 1505[8].

Education

John of Cologne's education included a stint at Universitas Studii Coloniensis[12].

Career and Affiliations

John of Cologne worked as a Catholic priest[6].

Personal Life

John of Cologne's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include July 9, 1572[5]. John of Cologne passed away in Brielle[4]. The cause of death was hanging to death[20]. He is buried at South Holland[10].

Why It Matters

John of Cologne ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was John of Cologne born?

Born in Cologne[2], John of Cologne…

Where did John of Cologne die?

John of Cologne passed away in Brielle[4].

What did John of Cologne do for work?

John of Cologne worked as Catholic priest[6].

Where did John of Cologne go to school?

John of Cologne was educated at Universitas Studii Coloniensis[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 1h ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'it', 'nl', 'pl', 'sw']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57985|batch #57985]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 2/3"
  2. 14w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Johannes
    Parsifal cluster id → 23509
    Viaf cluster id → 54163510453010931623, 33166835829235942830
    Libraries australia id → 69698314
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38956|batch #38956]]: add P1810 to P12458"
  3. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview → Catholic Church
    Cause of death → hanging to death
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    Place of birth → Cologne
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P651]]: 42814593, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/514863|Joannes van Keulen (#514863)]] for {{P|651}}"
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