Thurstan

Archbishop of York
Person human Q780970
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Thurstan

Summary

Thurstan is a human[1]. He was born in Bayeux[2]. He was born on +1070-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Pontefract[4]. He died on +1140-02-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6] and Catholic deacon[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Thurstan was born in Bayeux[2].
  • Thurstan died in Pontefract[4].
  • Thurstan was born on +1070-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Thurstan died on +1140-02-06T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Thurstan died on +1140-02-05T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Thurstan held citizenship in Kingdom of England[10].
  • Thurstan worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • Thurstan worked as a Catholic deacon[7].
  • Thurstan held the position of Roman Catholic archbishop of York[11].
  • Thurstan's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].
  • Thurstan is recorded as male[13].
  • Thurstan's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Thurstan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 299286120[15].
  • Thurstan's GND ID is recorded as 1033387495[16].
  • Thurstan's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[17].
  • Thurstan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/014th2[18].
  • Thurstan's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as thurst[19].
  • Thurstan's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[20].
  • Thurstan's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • Thurstan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[22].
  • Thurstan's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 27411[23].
  • Thurstan's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Thurstan[24].
  • Thurstan's consecrator is recorded as Callixtus II[25].
  • Thurstan's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp02072447[26].
  • Thurstan's name is recorded as {'lang': 'nrm', 'text': 'Thurstan'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Bayeux[2], Thurstan… he was born on +1070-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic deacon[7]. Thurstan held the position of Roman Catholic archbishop of York[11].

Personal Life

Thurstan's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1140-02-06T00:00:00Z[5] and +1140-02-05T00:00:00Z[9]. Thurstan died in Pontefract[4].

Why It Matters

Thurstan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Thurstan born?

Thurstan's place of birth was Bayeux[2].

Where did Thurstan die?

Thurstan died in Pontefract[4].

What did Thurstan do for work?

Thurstan worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic deacon[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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