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Lichfield Gospels

illuminated gospel book with marginalia in Old Welsh
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Summary

Lichfield Gospels is a Gospel Book[1]. It draws 208 Wikipedia views per month (gospel book category, ranking #3 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: illuminated manuscript[3]
  • Named after: Lichfield Cathedral[4]
  • Followed by: Book of Kells[5]
  • Collection: Lichfield Cathedral[6]
  • Location: Lichfield Cathedral[7]
  • Place of publication: Llandeilo[8]
  • Commons category: Lichfield Gospels[9]
  • Language of work or name: Old Welsh[10], Latin[11]
  • Inception: 730[12]
  • Work available at URL: https://lichfield.ou.edu/st-chad-gospels/gallery[13]
  • Described at URL: https://lichfield.ou.edu/st-chad-gospels/features[14]
  • Number of pages: 236[15]
  • Height: 30.8 cm[16]
  • Width: 23.5 cm[17]

Why It Matters

Lichfield Gospels has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Zserghei · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Lichfield Cathedral
    Instance of → —
    Named after → Lichfield Cathedral
    Language of work or name → Old Welsh, Latin
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ru, da, uk, ro */ Add the Russian label ru:Личфилдский собор uses and translations, and descriptions after en:Lichfield Gospels"
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