Paschal candle

candle used in liturgies of western churches during the Easter season
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Paschal candle

Summary

Paschal candle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Paschal candle's religion is recorded as Christianity[2].
  • Paschal candle's video is recorded as Welche Bedeutung hat die Osterkerze?.webm[3].
  • Paschal candle's image is recorded as Paschal candle01.JPG[4].
  • Paschal candle's image is recorded as Ostern2020 Ostersonntag Osterlicht in Maria Schutz Pasing.jpg[5].
  • Paschal candle's GND ID is recorded as 4313193-1[6].
  • Paschal candle's subclass of is recorded as votive candle[7].
  • Paschal candle's Commons category is recorded as Paschal candles[8].
  • Paschal candle's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 29931[9].
  • Paschal candle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fk_h[10].
  • Paschal candle's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300190806[11].
  • Paschal candle's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[12].
  • Paschal candle's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • Paschal candle's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Paschal-candle[14].
  • Paschal candle's Thésaurus de la désignation des objets mobiliers ID is recorded as 1437[15].
  • Paschal candle's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 100625263[16].
  • Paschal candle's TOPCMB ID is recorded as cirio pascal[17].

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Personal Life

Paschal candle's religion is recorded as Christianity[2].

Why It Matters

Paschal candle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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