Vitus

3rd or 4th-century Sicilian saint
Person human Q212850
Vitus
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Vitus

Summary

Vitus is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mazara del Vallo[2]. He was born on January 1, 290[3]. He passed away in Basilicata[4]. He died on January 1, 303[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,111 views/month, #6,986 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Vitus was born in Mazara del Vallo[2].
  • Vitus passed away in Basilicata[4].
  • Vitus was born on January 1, 290[3].
  • Vitus died on January 1, 303[5].
  • Burial took place at St. Vitus Cathedral[7].
  • Vitus's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy[8].
  • Vitus is recorded as male[9].
  • Vitus's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Vitus's Commons category is recorded as Vitus[11].
  • Vitus's canonization status is recorded as thaumaturge[12].
  • Vitus's feast day is recorded as June 15[13].
  • Vitus's feast day is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy[14].
  • Vitus's feast day is recorded as Julian calendar[15].
  • Vitus's feast day is recorded as Catholicism[16].
  • Vitus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vitus[17].
  • Vitus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Vitus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Vitus's described by source is recorded as Vlastenský slovník historický[20].
  • Vitus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • Vitus's name in native language is recorded as Vitus[22].
  • Vitus's different from is recorded as Veit[23].
  • Vitus's different from is recorded as Veit[24].
  • Vitus dates from the Roman Empire[25].
  • Vitus dates from the Low Roman Empire[26].
  • Vitus's subject has role is recorded as martyr[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Vitus was born in Mazara del Vallo[2]. He was born on January 1, 290[3].

Personal Life

Vitus's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy[8].

Death and Burial

Vitus died on January 1, 303[5]. He passed away in Basilicata[4]. Burial took place at St. Vitus Cathedral[7].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Vitus include dancing mania[28]; St. Vitus Cathedral[29], a Catholic cathedral[30], in Czech Republic[31], founded in 1344[32]; Vidova gora[33], a mountain[34], in Croatia[35]; Rijeka Cathedral[36], a Catholic cathedral[37], in Croatia[38], founded in 1727[39]; Church of Saint Vitus[40], a church building[41], in Czech Republic[42], founded in 1309[43]; Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia[44], a church building[45], in Italy[46], founded in 0501[47]; San Vito in Pasquirolo Church[48], a church building[49], in Italy[50], founded in 1621[51]; and Saint Mary of Help Basilica, Brezje[52], a cultural heritage site in Slovenia[53], in Slovenia[54].

Why It Matters

Vitus ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,111 views/month, #6,986 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] He is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Entities named for him include dancing mania[28]; St. Vitus Cathedral[29], a Catholic cathedral[30], in Czech Republic[31], founded in 1344[32]; Vidova gora[33], a mountain[34], in Croatia[35]; Rijeka Cathedral[36], a Catholic cathedral[37], in Croatia[38], founded in 1727[39]; Church of Saint Vitus[40], a church building[41], in Czech Republic[42], founded in 1309[43]; and Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia[44], a church building[45], in Italy[46], founded in 0501[47].

FAQs

Where was Vitus born?

Vitus was born in Mazara del Vallo[2].

Where did Vitus die?

Vitus passed away in Basilicata[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  18. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [54] ↑ . 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. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → s/san-vito
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  2. 16d ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00073781n
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151061825
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  3. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    P14532 → 2610
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  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
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  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subject has role → martyr
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