Stephen of Liège

Roman Catholic bishop, hagiographer, church music composer
Person human Q593693
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Stephen of Liège

Summary

Stephen of Liège is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 850[2]. He died on May 16, 920[3]. He worked as a hagiographer[4] and Catholic priest[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Stephen of Liège was born on January 1, 850[2].
  • Stephen of Liège died on May 16, 920[3].
  • Stephen of Liège held citizenship in Southern Netherlands[7].
  • Stephen of Liège's professions included hagiographer[4].
  • Stephen of Liège's professions included Catholic priest[5].
  • Stephen of Liège held the position of abbot[8].
  • Stephen of Liège held the position of bishop[9].
  • Stephen of Liège is recorded as male[10].
  • Stephen of Liège's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Stephen of Liège's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[12].
  • Stephen of Liège's given name is recorded as Étienne[13].
  • Stephen of Liège's floruit is recorded as 1000[14].
  • Stephen of Liège's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[15].
  • Stephen of Liège's writing language is recorded as Latin[16].

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Origins and Family

Stephen of Liège was born on January 1, 850[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include hagiographer[4] and Catholic priest[5]. Positions held include abbot[8], an ecclesiastical occupation[17] and bishop[9], an ecclesiastical occupation[18].

Death and Burial

Stephen of Liège died on May 16, 920[3].

Why It Matters

Stephen of Liège ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What did Stephen of Liège do for work?

Stephen of Liège worked as hagiographer[4] and Catholic priest[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id 205975, 42502
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  2. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation hagiographer, Catholic priest
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32118|batch #32118]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (31)"
  3. 7w 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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