John Boste

English Catholic martyr (1544-1594)
Person human Q532773
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Summary

John Boste is a human[1]. His place of birth was Westmorland[2]. He was born on January 1, 1544[3]. He passed away in Durham[4]. He died on July 24, 1594[5]. He worked as a politician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Boste's place of birth was Westmorland[2].
  • John Boste passed away in Durham[4].
  • John Boste was born on January 1, 1544[3].
  • John Boste died on July 24, 1594[5].
  • John Boste worked as a politician[6].
  • John Boste was educated at The Queen's College[8].
  • John Boste's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[9].
  • John Boste is recorded as male[10].
  • John Boste's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John Boste's canonization status is recorded as saint[12].
  • The cause of death was hanged, drawn, quartered and decapitated[13].
  • John Boste's given name is recorded as John[14].
  • John Boste's feast day is recorded as July 24[15].
  • John Boste's manner of death is recorded as capital punishment[16].
  • John Boste's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[17].
  • John Boste's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[18].
  • John Boste's different from is recorded as Sanctus Ioannes[19].
  • John Boste's place of detention is recorded as Tower of London[20].
  • John Boste's P14483 is recorded as s/san-juan-boste[21].

Body

Origins and Family

John Boste's place of birth was Westmorland[2]. He was born on January 1, 1544[3].

Education

John Boste's education included a stint at The Queen's College[8].

Career and Affiliations

John Boste's professions included politician[6].

Personal Life

John Boste's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[9].

Death and Burial

John Boste died on July 24, 1594[5]. He died in Durham[4]. The cause of death was hanged, drawn, quartered and decapitated[13].

Why It Matters

John Boste ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was John Boste born?

Born in Westmorland[2].

Where did John Boste die?

John Boste passed away in Durham[4].

What did John Boste do for work?

John Boste worked as politician[6].

Where did John Boste go to school?

John Boste was educated at The Queen's College[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . GCatholic.org. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Durham
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ga', 'it', 'pl', 'sw']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56925|batch #56925]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 25d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Occupation → politician
    Instance of → —
    Feast day → July 24
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14483: s/san-juan-boste, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275195|batch #275195]]"
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