Alfonso de Castro

Spanish theologian
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Summary

Alfonso de Castro was born on November 30, 1494[1], in Zamora[2]. He died on February 3, 1558[3], in Brussels[4]. He worked as a university teacher[5], Catholic bishop[6], jurist[7], archbishop[8], and Catholic theologian[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1495[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Spain[12]
  • Employer: University of Salamanca[13]
  • Educated at: University of Salamanca[14]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Commons category: Alfonso de Castro[17]
  • Religious order: Ordo Fratrum Minorum de Regularis Observantia[18], Order of Friars Minor[19]
  • Family name: de Castro[20]
  • Given name: Alfonso[21]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[23], Latin[24]

Why It Matters

Alfonso de Castro has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Alfonso de Castro born?

Alfonso de Castro's place of birth was Zamora[2].

Where did Alfonso de Castro die?

Alfonso de Castro died in Brussels[4].

What did Alfonso de Castro do for work?

Alfonso de Castro worked as a university teacher[5], Catholic bishop[6], jurist[7], archbishop[8], and Catholic theologian[9].

Where did Alfonso de Castro go to school?

Alfonso de Castro was educated at University of Salamanca[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . VcBA (identifier). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Parsifal catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 27d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 268164, 443352, 138043 +2
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  3. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religious order → Ordo Fratrum Minorum de Regularis Observantia, Order of Friars Minor
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  4. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religious order → Ordo Fratrum Minorum de Regularis Observantia, Order of Friars Minor
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  5. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religious order → Ordo Fratrum Minorum de Regularis Observantia, Order of Friars Minor
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  6. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pug authority id → 10899
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  7. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 162710, 199490
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  8. 15w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 268164, 443352, 138043 +2
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  9. 15w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 268164, 443352, 138043 +2
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  10. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → university teacher, Catholic bishop, jurist +2
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: theologian, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258355|batch #258355]]"
  11. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → university teacher, Catholic bishop, jurist +2
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  12. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1494-11-30T00:00:00Z, +1495-01-01T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30089|batch #30089]]: import data from GND - part 28 (cf. https://w.wiki/Me9X)"
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