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 +0290-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Basilicata[4]. He died on +0303-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a martyr[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (315 views/month, #6,986 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Vitus was born in Mazara del Vallo[2].
  • Vitus passed away in Basilicata[4].
  • Vitus was born on +0290-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Vitus died on +0303-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at St. Vitus Cathedral[8].
  • Vitus worked as a martyr[6].
  • Vitus's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy[9].
  • Vitus's image is recorded as Flein-st-veit.jpg[10].
  • Vitus's image is recorded as VitoRegalbuto.jpg[11].
  • Vitus's image is recorded as Vitusmodestuscrescentia.jpg[12].
  • Vitus is recorded as male[13].
  • Vitus's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Vitus's ISNI is recorded as 0000000058281686[15].
  • Vitus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 84204360[16].
  • Vitus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1902160667627303560007[17].
  • Vitus's GND ID is recorded as 118627279[18].
  • Vitus's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no93031410[19].
  • Vitus's IdRef ID is recorded as 243490186[20].
  • Vitus's Commons category is recorded as Vitus[21].
  • Vitus's canonization status is recorded as thaumaturge[22].
  • Vitus's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 6871696[23].
  • Vitus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0md3l[24].
  • Vitus's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2009321148[25].
  • Vitus's feast day is recorded as June 15[26].
  • Vitus's feast day is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Vitus was born in Mazara del Vallo[2]. He was born on +0290-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Vitus worked as a martyr[6].

Personal Life

Vitus's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy[9].

Death and Burial

Vitus died on +0303-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Basilicata[4]. He is buried at St. Vitus Cathedral[8].

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]; Rijeka Cathedral[33], a cathedral[34], in Croatia[35], founded in 1727[36]; Vidova gora[37], a mountain[38], in Croatia[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 (315 views/month, #6,986 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] He is known by 46 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]; Rijeka Cathedral[33], a cathedral[34], in Croatia[35], founded in 1727[36]; Vidova gora[37], a mountain[38], in Croatia[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].

What did Vitus do for work?

Vitus worked as martyr[6].

References

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  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [3] . mairi.me. mairi.me. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . mairi.me. mairi.me. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [52] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  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. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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