Benedict Joseph Labre

French mendicant and saint
Person human Q451907
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Benedict Joseph Labre

Summary

Benedict Joseph Labre is a human[1]. Born in Amettes[2], he… he was born on March 25, 1748[3]. He passed away in Rome[4]. He died on April 16, 1783[5]. He worked as a hermit[6], beggar[7], religious[8], mystic[9], and pilgrim[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month, #7,184 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Benedict Joseph Labre was born in Amettes[2].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre died in Rome[4].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre was born on March 25, 1748[3].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre was born on March 26, 1748[12].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre died on April 16, 1783[5].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre died on April 17, 1783[13].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre held citizenship in France[14].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre worked as a hermit[6].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre worked as a beggar[7].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre worked as a religious[8].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre's professions included mystic[9].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre worked as a pilgrim[10].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre is recorded as male[15].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre's Commons category is recorded as Benoît Joseph Labre[17].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre's canonization status is recorded as saint[18].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre's canonization status is recorded as Catholic saint[19].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre's religious order is recorded as Third Order of Saint Francis[20].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre's given name is recorded as Benoît[21].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre's given name is recorded as Benedict[22].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre's given name is recorded as Benedetto[23].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre's feast day is recorded as April 16[24].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[25].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Benoît-Joseph Labre'}[26].
  • Benedict Joseph Labre's P14483 is recorded as s/san-benito-jose-labre[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Benedict Joseph Labre was born in Amettes[2]. Recorded date of birth include March 25, 1748[3] and March 26, 1748[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include hermit[6], beggar[7], religious[8], mystic[9], and pilgrim[10].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 16, 1783[5] and April 17, 1783[13]. Benedict Joseph Labre died in Rome[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Benedict Joseph Labre include Amqui[28], a city or town of Quebec[29], in Canada[30], founded in 1906[31] and Saint-Benoît-Labre[32], a municipality[33], in Canada[34], founded in 1894[35].

Why It Matters

Benedict Joseph Labre ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month, #7,184 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for him include Amqui[28], a city or town of Quebec[29], in Canada[30], founded in 1906[31] and Saint-Benoît-Labre[32], a municipality[33], in Canada[34], founded in 1894[35].

FAQs

Where was Benedict Joseph Labre born?

Born in Amettes[2], Benedict Joseph Labre…

Where did Benedict Joseph Labre die?

Benedict Joseph Labre passed away in Rome[4].

What did Benedict Joseph Labre do for work?

Benedict Joseph Labre worked as hermit[6], beggar[7], religious[8], mystic[9], and pilgrim[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . 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
  2. [32] ↑ . 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
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 23
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fr', 'hr', 'hu', 'id', '
    Date of birth → +1748-03-25T00:00:00Z, +1748-03-26T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 12d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → s/san-benito-jose-labre
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: s/san-benito-jose-labre, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275195|batch #275195]]"
  3. 12w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 105559
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  4. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 118725769
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  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0354230-BenoitJoseph-Labre-17481783
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0354230-BenoitJoseph-Labre-17481783, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  6. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 72371, 654092
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12458]]: 654092, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259387|batch #259387]]"
  7. 17w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → hermit, beggar, religious +2
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  8. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Canonization status → saint, Catholic saint
    Place of birth → Amettes
    Instance of → —
    Country of citizenship → France
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1871]]: cnp00586556, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
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