Saint Ghislain

7th-century Belgian anchorite
Person human Q740017
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Saint Ghislain

Summary

Saint Ghislain is a human[1]. He was born in Athens[2]. He was born on January 1, 700[3]. He died in Saint-Ghislain[4]. He died on October 9, 680[5]. He worked as a monk[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (446 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Athens[2], Saint Ghislain…
  • Saint Ghislain passed away in Saint-Ghislain[4].
  • Saint Ghislain was born on January 1, 700[3].
  • Saint Ghislain died on October 9, 680[5].
  • Saint Ghislain's professions included monk[6].
  • Saint Ghislain is recorded as male[8].
  • Saint Ghislain's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Saint Ghislain's Commons category is recorded as Saint Ghislain[10].
  • Saint Ghislain's canonization status is recorded as saint[11].
  • Saint Ghislain's given name is recorded as Ghislain[12].
  • Saint Ghislain's feast day is recorded as October 10[13].
  • Saint Ghislain's subject has role is recorded as abbot[14].

Body

Origins and Family

Saint Ghislain's place of birth was Athens[2]. He was born on January 1, 700[3].

Career and Affiliations

Saint Ghislain's professions included monk[6].

Death and Burial

Saint Ghislain died on October 9, 680[5]. He died in Saint-Ghislain[4].

Why It Matters

Saint Ghislain ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (446 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

FAQs

Where was Saint Ghislain born?

Saint Ghislain was born in Athens[2].

Where did Saint Ghislain die?

Saint Ghislain died in Saint-Ghislain[4].

What did Saint Ghislain do for work?

Saint Ghislain worked as monk[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Saint-Ghislain
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'pl', 'sw']
    Feast day → October 10
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56925|batch #56925]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Feast day → October 10
    Subject has role → abbot
    Place of birth → Athens
    Canonization status → saint
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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