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Raphael Louis Rafiringa

Malagasy missionary (1856-1919)
Person Human Q9302982

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
May 1, 1856, November 3, 1856[8]
Date of death
May 19, 1919
Place of birth
Antananarivo
Place of death
Fianarantsoa
Country of citizenship
Madagascar[9]
Occupation
missionary, writer, lay brother
Religion or worldview
Christianity[10]
Canonization status
blessed, The Venerable[12][13]
Feast day
May 19[16]
Given name
Rafał[15]
Name in native language
Raphaël Louis Rafiringa[17]
Religious order
Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Raphael Louis Rafiringa en Raphaël Rafiringa cs Raphaël-Louis Rafiringa es Rafael Luis Rafiringa fr Raphaël Louis Rafiringa nl Raphaël Rafiringa pl Rafał Ludwik Rafiringa pl Raphael-Louis Rafiringa ru Рафаэль Луи Рафиринга ru Рафиринга, Рафаэль Луи
🔖 Identifiers · 14
ISNI
0000000423053543
VIAF cluster ID
305812750
GND ID
1147212708
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Louis Rafiringa.jpg ↗
Biblioteca di Santa Sabina ID
8912
Causesanti.va ID
raphael-louis-rafiringa
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11vjp9lrw
IxTheo authority ID
1008566349
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1533257
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
357402820
Nominis saint ID
10953/Bienheureux-Rapha%EBl-Louis-Rafiringa
Parsifal cluster ID
655741
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Pontifical Urbaniana University ID
188001
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmP3Tj3qpYxRJbFrTfg8C

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🔗 Connections
Canonization status 2
blessed, The Venerable
Occupation 2
writer, missionary
Country of citizenship 1
Madagascar
Feast day 1
May 19
Given name 1
Rafał
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Antananarivo
Place of death 1
Fianarantsoa
Religion or worldview 1
Christianity
Religious order 1
Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Raphael Louis Rafiringa was born on May 1, 1856[1], in Antananarivo[2]. He died on May 19, 1919[3], in Fianarantsoa[4]. He worked as a missionary[5], writer[6], and lay brother[7].

FAQs

Where was Raphael Louis Rafiringa born?

Raphael Louis Rafiringa was born in Antananarivo[2].

Where did Raphael Louis Rafiringa die?

Raphael Louis Rafiringa passed away in Fianarantsoa[4].

What did Raphael Louis Rafiringa do for work?

Raphael Louis Rafiringa worked as a missionary[5], writer[6], and lay brother[7].

Related Entities

Madagascar

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pontifical Urbaniana University ID → 188001
    "Created claim: Pontifical Urbaniana University ID: 188001, batch #260429"
  2. 18w ago · Bargioni · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 655741
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #39443: sync P12458"
  3. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 655741
    "Created claim: Parsifal cluster ID: 941666, batch #259862"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → missionary, writer, lay brother
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32154: import P21 and P106 from GND (36)"
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