Melchior de Marion Brésillac

Roman Catholic missionary (1813–1859)
Person human Q1648895
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Summary

Melchior de Marion Brésillac is a human[1]. Born in Castelnaudary[2], he… he was born on December 2, 1813[3]. He died in Freetown[4]. He died on June 25, 1859[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6], missionary[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Castelnaudary[2].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac passed away in Freetown[4].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac was born on December 2, 1813[3].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac died on June 25, 1859[5].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac held citizenship in France[10].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac's professions included missionary[7].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac's professions included Catholic bishop[8].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac held the position of titular bishop[11].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac held the position of vicar apostolic[12].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac held the position of vicar apostolic[13].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac was a member of Paris Foreign Missions Society[14].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac is recorded as male[16].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac's Commons category is recorded as Melchior de Marion Brésillac[18].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac's canonization status is recorded as Venerable[19].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac's religious order is recorded as Society of African Missions[20].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac's family name is recorded as de Marion[21].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac's family name is recorded as Brésillac[22].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac's given name is recorded as Melchior[23].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[24].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Melchior de Marion-Brésillac'}[25].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac's consecrator is recorded as Clément Bonnand[26].
  • Melchior de Marion Brésillac's consecrator is recorded as Louis de Sainte Thérèse Martini[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Castelnaudary[2], Melchior de Marion Brésillac… he was born on December 2, 1813[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6], missionary[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. Positions held include titular bishop[11], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[28] and vicar apostolic[12], an ecclesiastical occupation[29].

Personal Life

Melchior de Marion Brésillac's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].

Death and Burial

Melchior de Marion Brésillac died on June 25, 1859[5]. He died in Freetown[4].

Why It Matters

Melchior de Marion Brésillac ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Melchior de Marion Brésillac born?

Melchior de Marion Brésillac was born in Castelnaudary[2].

Where did Melchior de Marion Brésillac die?

Melchior de Marion Brésillac passed away in Freetown[4].

What did Melchior de Marion Brésillac do for work?

Melchior de Marion Brésillac worked as Catholic priest[6], missionary[7], and Catholic bishop[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . 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. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Paris Foreign Missions Society
    Religious order → Society of African Missions
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  3. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Paris Foreign Missions Society
    Religious order → Society of African Missions
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  4. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 24609
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  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01323015
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  7. 23w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → France
    Occupation → Catholic priest, missionary, Catholic bishop
    Religious order → Society of African Missions
    Consecrator → Clément Bonnand, Louis de Sainte Thérèse Martini, Étienne-Louis Charbonnaux
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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