Afan

6th-century Welsh saint
Person human Q4072521
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Afan

Summary

Afan is a human[1]. Born in Gwynedd[2], he… he was born on +0600-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Llanafan Fawr[4]. He worked as a priest[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Afan was born in Gwynedd[2].
  • Afan died in Llanafan Fawr[4].
  • Afan was born on +0600-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Afan's mother was Gwenhaf[7].
  • Afan held citizenship in Wales[8].
  • Afan worked as a priest[5].
  • Afan's image is recorded as St Afan's Church, Llanafan-Fawr - geograph.org.uk - 1468440.jpg[9].
  • Afan is recorded as male[10].
  • Afan's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Afan's canonization status is recorded as Catholic saint[12].
  • Afan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03h30xl[13].
  • Afan's feast day is recorded as November 17[14].
  • Afan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].
  • Afan's Dictionary of Welsh Biography ID is recorded as s-AFAN-000-0500[16].
  • Afan's SNARC ID is recorded as differential rotation[17].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Gwynedd[2], Afan… he was born on +0600-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. His mother was Gwenhaf[7].

Career and Affiliations

Afan worked as a priest[5].

Death and Burial

Afan died in Llanafan Fawr[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Afan include Llanafan Fawr[18], a hamlet[19], in United Kingdom[20].

Why It Matters

Afan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Entities named for him include Llanafan Fawr[18], a hamlet[19], in United Kingdom[20].

FAQs

Where was Afan born?

Born in Gwynedd[2], Afan…

Where did Afan die?

Afan passed away in Llanafan Fawr[4].

Who were Afan's parents?

Afan's mother was Gwenhaf[7].

What did Afan do for work?

Afan worked as priest[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . 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. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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