Vedast

Frankish bishop and saint
Person human Q783972
Vedast
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Vedast

Summary

Vedast is a human[1]. Born in Villac[2], he… he was born on +0453-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Arras[4]. He died on +0540-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Villac[2], Vedast…
  • Vedast died in Arras[4].
  • Vedast was born on +0453-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Vedast died on +0540-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Vedast held citizenship in Francia[8].
  • Vedast's professions included Catholic priest[6].
  • Vedast held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Cambrai[9].
  • Vedast held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Arras[10].
  • Vedast's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].
  • Vedast's image is recorded as Saintvedast.jpg[12].
  • Vedast is recorded as male[13].
  • Vedast's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Vedast's ISNI is recorded as 0000000382411366[15].
  • Vedast's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 264490367[16].
  • Vedast's GND ID is recorded as 12126405X[17].
  • Vedast's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr2001037768[18].
  • Vedast's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12016665b[19].
  • Vedast's IdRef ID is recorded as 028303172[20].
  • Vedast's Commons category is recorded as Vedast[21].
  • Vedast's canonization status is recorded as saint[22].
  • Vedast's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cc1bk[23].
  • Vedast's given name is recorded as Gastone[24].
  • Vedast's feast day is recorded as February 6[25].
  • Vedast's Iconclass notation is recorded as 11H(VEDASTUS)9[26].
  • Vedast's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vaast'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Vedast's place of birth was Villac[2]. He was born on +0453-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Vedast's professions included Catholic priest[6]. Positions held include Roman Catholic Bishop of Cambrai[9], a historical episcopal title[28] and Roman Catholic Bishop of Arras[10], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[29].

Personal Life

Vedast's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].

Death and Burial

Vedast died on +0540-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Arras[4].

Why It Matters

Vedast ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Vedast born?

Vedast was born in Villac[2].

Where did Vedast die?

Vedast died in Arras[4].

What did Vedast do for work?

Vedast worked as Catholic priest[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_vedast_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Vedast}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/vedast}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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