Kassia

Byzantine abbess, poet, composer, and hymnographer
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Kassia
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Kassia

Summary

Kassia is a human[1]. Born in Constantinople[2], she… she was born on 810[3]. She died in Constantinople[4]. She died on 865[5]. She worked as a composer[6], poet[7], hymnwriter[8], and nun[9]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month, #7,191 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Kassia was born in Constantinople[2].
  • Kassia was born in Istanbul[11].
  • Kassia died in Constantinople[4].
  • Kassia passed away in Istanbul[12].
  • Kassia was born on 810[3].
  • Kassia died on 865[5].
  • Kassia held citizenship in Byzantine Empire[13].
  • Kassia's professions included composer[6].
  • Kassia's professions included poet[7].
  • Kassia worked as a hymnwriter[8].
  • Kassia's professions included nun[9].
  • Kassia's field of work was poetry[14].
  • Kassia's field of work was church‘s ministry[15].
  • Kassia's field of work was monkish life[16].
  • Kassia's field of work was hymnology[17].
  • Kassia held the position of abbess[18].
  • Kassia's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodox Church[19].
  • Kassia is recorded as female[20].
  • Kassia's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Kassia's Commons category is recorded as Kassia[22].
  • Kassia's canonization status is recorded as saint[23].
  • Kassia's given name is recorded as Kassia[24].
  • Kassia's feast day is recorded as September 7[25].
  • Kassia's work location is recorded as Byzantine Empire[26].
  • Kassia's described by source is recorded as Asian Women Artists: A Biographical Dictionary, 2700 BCE to Today[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Constantinople[2], a city[28], in Byzantine Empire[29], founded in 0330[30] and Istanbul[11], a metropolitan municipality in Turkey[31], in Turkey[32], founded in 1453[33]. Kassia was born on 810[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], poet[7], hymnwriter[8], and nun[9]. Fields of work include poetry[14], a literary form[34]; church‘s ministry[15]; monkish life[16]; and hymnology[17], an academic discipline[35]. Kassia held the position of abbess[18].

Personal Life

Kassia's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodox Church[19].

Death and Burial

Kassia died on 865[5]. Recorded place of death include Constantinople[4], a city[36], in Byzantine Empire[37], founded in 0330[38] and Istanbul[12], a metropolitan municipality in Turkey[39], in Turkey[40], founded in 1453[41].

Why It Matters

Kassia ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month, #7,191 of 1,000,298).[10] She has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] She is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Kassia born?

Kassia was born in Constantinople[2].

Where did Kassia die?

Kassia passed away in Constantinople[4].

What did Kassia do for work?

Kassia worked as composer[6], poet[7], hymnwriter[8], and nun[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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