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sanctuary

Summary

sanctuary is a type of building[1]. sanctuary draws 1,081 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_building category, ranking #20 of 101).[2]

Key Facts

  • sanctuary's instance of is recorded as type of building[3].
  • sanctuary is a type of sacred place[4].
  • sanctuary is a type of structure of worship[5].
  • sanctuary is a type of religious building[6].
  • sanctuary's Commons category is recorded as Sanctuaries[7].
  • sanctuary's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sanctuaries[8].
  • sanctuary's described by source is recorded as Green Map Icons[9].
  • sanctuary's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • sanctuary's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[11].
  • sanctuary's different from is recorded as presbytery[12].
  • sanctuary's different from is recorded as Catholic church building[13].
  • sanctuary's different from is recorded as sacred place[14].

Body

Definition and Type

sanctuary's instance of is recorded as type of building[3]. Recorded subclass of include sacred place[4], structure of worship[5], and religious building[6].

Why It Matters

sanctuary draws 1,081 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_building category, ranking #20 of 101).[2] sanctuary has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] sanctuary is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). sanctuary. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sanctuary
MLA “sanctuary.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/sanctuary.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sanctuary_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{sanctuary}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sanctuary}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → presbytery, Catholic church building, sacred place
    Subclass of → sacred place, structure of worship, religious building
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 21204, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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