John the Silent

Greek bishop and saint
Person human Q728844
John the Silent
Authors of Menologion of Basil II (circa 985 AC, Constantinople), Byzantine manuscript illuminators[1]: Pantoleon with Georgios, Michael the Younger, Michael of Blachernae, Symeon, Symeon of Blacherna · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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John the Silent

Summary

John the Silent is a human[1]. He was born in Nicopolis[2]. He was born on +0454-01-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Jerusalem[4]. He died on +0558-05-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a priest[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John the Silent's place of birth was Nicopolis[2].
  • John the Silent passed away in Jerusalem[4].
  • John the Silent was born on +0454-01-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John the Silent died on +0558-05-13T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John the Silent's professions included priest[6].
  • John the Silent's image is recorded as John the Silent of St. Sabbas' Monastery (Menologion of Basil II).jpg[8].
  • John the Silent is recorded as male[9].
  • John the Silent's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • John the Silent's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4968150749011416420006[11].
  • John the Silent's IdRef ID is recorded as 203857208[12].
  • John the Silent's Commons category is recorded as Saint John the Silent[13].
  • John the Silent's canonization status is recorded as Q28664277[14].
  • John the Silent's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/063l_6[15].
  • John the Silent's given name is recorded as Ioannis[16].
  • John the Silent's described by source is recorded as Orthodox Encyclopedia[17].
  • John the Silent's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • John the Silent's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[19].
  • John the Silent's Catholic Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 08495a[20].
  • John the Silent's Nominis saint ID is recorded as 6934/Saint-Jean-le-Silenciaire[21].
  • John the Silent's Santiebeati ID is recorded as 80740[22].
  • John the Silent's Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon ID is recorded as J/Johannes_Hesychastes.html[23].
  • John the Silent's Heiligen.net ID is recorded as 05/13/05-13-0558-johannes[24].

Body

Origins and Family

John the Silent's place of birth was Nicopolis[2]. He was born on +0454-01-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

John the Silent worked as a priest[6].

Death and Burial

John the Silent died on +0558-05-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Jerusalem[4].

Why It Matters

John the Silent ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was John the Silent born?

Born in Nicopolis[2], John the Silent…

Where did John the Silent die?

John the Silent died in Jerusalem[4].

What did John the Silent do for work?

John the Silent worked as priest[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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