John of Matha

French saint and Catholic priest
Person human Q470597
John of Matha
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John of Matha

Summary

John of Matha is a human[1]. His place of birth was Faucon-de-Barcelonnette[2]. He was born on +1150-06-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Rome[4]. He died on +1213-12-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John of Matha's place of birth was Faucon-de-Barcelonnette[2].
  • John of Matha died in Rome[4].
  • John of Matha was born on +1150-06-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John of Matha was born on +1160-06-23T00:00:00Z[8].
  • John of Matha died on +1213-12-17T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John of Matha held citizenship in France[9].
  • John of Matha worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • John of Matha's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[10].
  • John of Matha's image is recorded as Sv Jan z Malty.jpg[11].
  • John of Matha's image is recorded as GiovMatha big.jpg[12].
  • John of Matha is recorded as male[13].
  • John of Matha's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John of Matha's ISNI is recorded as 0000000066290558[15].
  • John of Matha's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 67273570[16].
  • John of Matha's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5426151778224118130003[17].
  • John of Matha's GND ID is recorded as 119330105[18].
  • John of Matha's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85326486[19].
  • John of Matha's Commons category is recorded as John of Matha[20].
  • John of Matha's canonization status is recorded as saint[21].
  • John of Matha's religious order is recorded as Trinitarian Order[22].
  • John of Matha's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fgnw4[23].
  • John of Matha's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0100781[24].
  • John of Matha's given name is recorded as Jean[25].
  • John of Matha's feast day is recorded as December 17[26].
  • John of Matha's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 238779785[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John of Matha was born in Faucon-de-Barcelonnette[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1150-06-23T00:00:00Z[3] and +1160-06-23T00:00:00Z[8].

Career and Affiliations

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

Personal Life

John of Matha's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[10].

Death and Burial

John of Matha died on +1213-12-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Rome[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John of Matha include Saint-Jean-de-Matha[28], a municipality[29], in Canada[30], founded in 1855[31].

Why It Matters

John of Matha ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for him include Saint-Jean-de-Matha[28], a municipality[29], in Canada[30], founded in 1855[31].

FAQs

Where was John of Matha born?

Born in Faucon-de-Barcelonnette[2], John of Matha…

Where did John of Matha die?

John of Matha died in Rome[4].

What did John of Matha do for work?

John of Matha worked as Catholic priest[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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