John of Vercelli

Italian priest
Person human Q2618572
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Summary

John of Vercelli was born on January 1, 1205[1], in Mosso Santa Maria[2]. He died on November 30, 1283[3], in Montpellier[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5], friar[6], and Catholic theologian[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: January 1, 1283[9]
  • Position held: Master General of Order of Friars Preachers[10], Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem[11], superior general[12]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Commons category: Giovanni da Vercelli[15]
  • Canonization status: blessed[16]
  • Religious order: Dominican Order[17]
  • Family name: Vercelli[18]
  • Given name: John[19], Jean[20]
  • Feast day: November 30[21]

Why It Matters

John of Vercelli has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was John of Vercelli born?

John of Vercelli was born in Mosso Santa Maria[2].

Where did John of Vercelli die?

John of Vercelli died in Montpellier[4].

What did John of Vercelli do for work?

John of Vercelli worked as a Catholic priest[5], friar[6], and Catholic theologian[7].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic priest, friar, Catholic theologian
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: religious figure, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788696130586"
  2. 15w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 881536
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  3. 20w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic priest, friar, Catholic theologian
    Position held → Master General of Order of Friars Preachers, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, superior general
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Position held: superior general"
  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic priest, friar, Catholic theologian
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32082|batch #32082]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Feast day → November 30
    Occupation → —
    Religious order → Dominican Order
    Given name → John, Jean
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Cerl thesaurus id: cnp00910280, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
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