Leofric

Bishop of Exeter
Person human Q4591715
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Leofric

Summary

Leofric is a human[1]. He died on +1072-02-11T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Leofric died on +1072-02-11T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Leofric died on +1072-02-10T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Leofric is buried at Exeter Cathedral[7].
  • Leofric's professions included Catholic priest[3].
  • Leofric worked as a Catholic bishop[4].
  • Leofric held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Exeter[8].
  • Leofric held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Crediton[9].
  • Leofric's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[10].
  • Leofric is recorded as male[11].
  • Leofric's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Leofric's ISNI is recorded as 0000000061545646[13].
  • Leofric's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 68293032[14].
  • Leofric's GND ID is recorded as 1056137770[15].
  • Leofric's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2002099481[16].
  • Leofric's IdRef ID is recorded as 073283169[17].
  • Leofric's Commons category is recorded as Leofric[18].
  • Leofric's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0p63y[19].
  • Leofric's given name is recorded as Leofric[20].
  • Leofric's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 101887590[21].
  • Leofric's Vatican Library ID is recorded as ADV11972684[22].
  • Leofric's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as leofr[23].
  • Leofric's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[24].
  • Leofric's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 16471[25].
  • Leofric's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 195257[26].
  • Leofric's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp02008623[27].

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Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4]. Positions held include Roman Catholic Bishop of Exeter[8] and Roman Catholic Bishop of Crediton[9], a historical episcopal title[28], founded in 0909[29].

Personal Life

Leofric's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[10].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1072-02-11T00:00:00Z[2] and +1072-02-10T00:00:00Z[6]. Burial took place at Exeter Cathedral[7].

Why It Matters

Leofric ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

What did Leofric do for work?

Leofric worked as Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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