Saint Publius

First Maltese acknowledged saint
Person Human Q468622

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
100
Date of death
112
Place of birth
Malta
Place of death
Athens
Country of citizenship
Malta[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Maltese[18]
Canonization status
saint[10]
Name in native language
San Publju[19]
Represents
Floriana[15]
Said to be the same as
Publius of Athens[11]
Subject has role
patron saint[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Saint Publius de Publius es Publio de Malta fr saint Publius he פובליוס הקדוש it Publio di Malta it San Publio di Atene it San Publio di Malta ko 성 푸블리오 nl Sint Publius nl Publius van Athene nl Publius van Malta pl Publiusz pt Públio pt Públio de Malta pt São Públio ro Publius din Malta ru Публий ru Святой Публий uk Святий Публій
🔖 Identifiers · 14
VIAF cluster ID
16949758
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2005012984
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Saint Publius (cropped).jpg ↗
Biblissima authority ID
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
FAST ID
1842474
Freebase ID
/m/04snk5
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia ID
P/publius
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
P/publius
Santiebeati ID
38375
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJw94CT6M3fprHtxvy7WDq
Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon ID
P/Publius_von_Malta.html

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 2
Occupation 2
Canonization status 1
Country of citizenship 1
Feast day 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Named after 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Represents 1
Sex or gender 1
Subject has role 1
← Dedicated to 1
← Patron saint 1
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Summary

Saint Publius was born in 100[1] in Malta[2]. He died in 112[3] in Athens[4]. He worked as a priest[5], Catholic bishop[6], and bishop[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Saint Publius include St. Publius Parish Church[21], a parish church[22], in Malta[23], founded in 1768[24].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include St. Publius Parish Church[21], a parish church[22], in Malta[23], founded in 1768[24].

FAQs

Where was Saint Publius born?

Saint Publius was born in Malta[2].

Where did Saint Publius die?

Saint Publius died in Athens[4].

What did Saint Publius do for work?

Saint Publius worked as a priest[5], Catholic bishop[6], and bishop[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Transformers: Dark of the Moon
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q232774, Import ID Biblissima V2 (details)"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → Publius of Athens
    Given name → Publius, Publio
    Country of citizenship → Malta
    Instance of → human
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32086: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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