Willibald

8th century bishop and saint
Person human Q705878
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Willibald

Summary

Willibald is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kingdom of Wessex[2]. He was born on 700[3]. He passed away in Q252772[4]. He died on July 7, 786[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Willibald's place of birth was Kingdom of Wessex[2].
  • Willibald died in Q252772[4].
  • Willibald was born on 700[3].
  • Willibald died on July 7, 786[5].
  • Willibald's father was Richard the Pilgrim[9].
  • Willibald's mother was Wuna of Wessex[10].
  • Willibald held citizenship in Kingdom of Wessex[11].
  • Willibald's professions included Catholic priest[6].
  • Willibald worked as a Catholic bishop[7].
  • Willibald's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].
  • Willibald is recorded as male[13].
  • Willibald's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Willibald's Commons category is recorded as Willibald of Eichstätt[15].
  • Willibald's canonization status is recorded as Catholic saint[16].
  • Willibald's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[17].
  • Willibald's given name is recorded as Willibald[18].
  • Willibald's feast day is recorded as July 7[19].
  • Willibald's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Willibald of Eichstätt[20].
  • Willibald's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[21].
  • Willibald's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Willibald's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Willibald's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[24].
  • Willibald's participant in is recorded as Concilium Germanicum[25].
  • Willibald's consecrator is recorded as Saint Boniface[26].
  • Willibald's consecrator is recorded as Burchard I[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Willibald was born in Kingdom of Wessex[2]. He was born on 700[3]. His father was Richard the Pilgrim[9]. His mother was Wuna of Wessex[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

Personal Life

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

Death and Burial

Willibald died on July 7, 786[5]. He passed away in Q252772[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Willibald include Eichstätt Cathedral[28], a cathedral[29], in Germany[30].

Why It Matters

Willibald ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for him include Eichstätt Cathedral[28], a cathedral[29], in Germany[30].

FAQs

Where was Willibald born?

Willibald's place of birth was Kingdom of Wessex[2].

Where did Willibald die?

Willibald died in Q252772[4].

Who were Willibald's parents?

Willibald's father was Richard the Pilgrim[9]. Willibald's mother was Wuna of Wessex[10].

What did Willibald do for work?

Willibald worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Willibald. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/willibald
MLA “Willibald.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/willibald.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_willibald_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Willibald}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/willibald}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Willibald — https://4ort.xyz/entity/willibald (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/willibald · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father Richard the Pilgrim
    Occupation Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
    Participant in Concilium Germanicum
    Topic's main category Category:Willibald of Eichstätt
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.