Wihtburh

East Anglian saint
Person human Q2480764
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Wihtburh

Summary

Wihtburh is a human[1]. She was born on +0700-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. She passed away in Dereham[3]. She died on +0743-03-17T00:00:00Z[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Wihtburh died in Dereham[3].
  • Wihtburh was born on +0700-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Wihtburh died on +0743-03-17T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Wihtburh is buried at Ely Cathedral[6].
  • Wihtburh's father was Anna of East Anglia[7].
  • Wihtburh held citizenship in Kingdom of East Anglia[8].
  • Wihtburh held the position of abbess[9].
  • Wihtburh held the position of abbot[10].
  • Wihtburh's image is recorded as Site of Withburga's Tomb, East Dereham - geograph.org.uk - 85479.jpg[11].
  • Wihtburh's image is recorded as St. Withburga, in St. Nicholas Church, East Dereham.jpg[12].
  • Wihtburh is recorded as female[13].
  • Wihtburh's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Wihtburh's Commons category is recorded as Saint Withburga[15].
  • Wihtburh's canonization status is recorded as saint[16].
  • Wihtburh's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bfcg0[17].
  • Wihtburh's feast day is recorded as July 8[18].
  • Wihtburh's PASE ID is recorded as 151356[19].
  • Wihtburh's sibling is recorded as Jurmin[20].
  • Wihtburh's sibling is recorded as Æthelthryth[21].
  • Wihtburh's sibling is recorded as Seaxburh of Ely[22].
  • Wihtburh's sibling is recorded as Æthelburh of Faremoutiers[23].
  • Wihtburh's sibling is recorded as Sæthryth[24].
  • Wihtburh's WeRelate person ID is recorded as Withburga_(1)[25].
  • Wihtburh's Heiligen.net ID is recorded as 03/17/03-17-0743-witburga[26].
  • Wihtburh's Oxford Reference overview ID is recorded as 20110803124259791[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Wihtburh was born on +0700-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. Her father was Anna of East Anglia[7].

Career and Affiliations

Positions held include abbess[9], an ecclesiastical occupation[28] and abbot[10], an ecclesiastical occupation[29].

Death and Burial

Wihtburh died on +0743-03-17T00:00:00Z[4]. She died in Dereham[3]. She is buried at Ely Cathedral[6].

Why It Matters

Wihtburh ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where did Wihtburh die?

Wihtburh died in Dereham[3].

Who were Wihtburh's parents?

Wihtburh's father was Anna of East Anglia[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 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.

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. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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