Stephen of Liège

Roman Catholic bishop, hagiographer, church music composer
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Summary

Stephen of Liège was born on January 1, 850[1]. He died on May 16, 920[2]. He worked as a hagiographer[3], Catholic priest[4], canon[5], scholar[6], and bishop[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Southern Netherlands[9]
  • Position held: abbot[10], bishop[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Religious order: Benedictines[13]
  • Given name: Étienne[14]
  • Floruit: 1000[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[16]
  • Writing language: Latin[17]

Why It Matters

Stephen of Liège has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

What did Stephen of Liège do for work?

Stephen of Liège worked as a hagiographer[3], Catholic priest[4], canon[5], scholar[6], and bishop[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'no', 'ru', 'wa']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 16w ago · Bargioni · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 205975
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  3. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 205975
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  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → hagiographer, Catholic priest, canon +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32118|batch #32118]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (31)"
  5. 24w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French
    Citizenship → —
    Given name → Étienne
    Aliases → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
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