Saint Vaast
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Saint Vaast (also known as Saint Vedast) was a 6th-century Frankish bishop and Christian missionary venerated as a saint, particularly in northern France and Belgium.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
6th-century bishop
ⓘ
Christian missionary ⓘ Christian saint ⓘ Frankish bishop ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Saint Vedast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vedastus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King Clovis I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merovingian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 6th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Abbey of Saint-Vaast in Arras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
churches dedicated to Saint Vaast in northern France ⓘ place names Saint-Vaast in France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Frankish Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Church in the Frankish Kingdom ⓘ |
| feastDay | February 6 ⓘ |
| hasCultCenter |
Arras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambrai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIconographicAttribute |
bishop’s crozier
ⓘ
mitre ⓘ wolf at his feet ⓘ |
| hasVariantName |
Gast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaast NERFINISHED ⓘ Vedastus of Arras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Christianization of the Frankish Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
converting King Clovis I to Christianity
ⓘ
evangelizing the Franks in northern Gaul ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
missionary ⓘ |
| patronage |
Arras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambrai NERFINISHED ⓘ against alcoholism ⓘ against eye diseases ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Arras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Arras
ⓘ
Bishop of Cambrai ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.