Vedast of Arras
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Vedast of Arras was a 6th-century Frankish bishop and Christian saint venerated for his missionary work in northern Gaul and his role in the early evangelization of the region around Arras.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
Frankish bishop ⓘ missionary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Merovingian Franks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early medieval Gaul ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 6th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Frankish Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| feastDay | 6 February ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
bishop’s crozier
ⓘ
book ⓘ mitre ⓘ wolf (in some iconography) ⓘ |
| hasCultCenter |
Abbey of Saint-Vaast, Arras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arras Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Vedastus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariantName |
Foster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gast NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| influenced | Christianization of northern Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
missionary work in northern Gaul
ⓘ
role in early evangelization of the region around Arras ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Latin
ⓘ
Old French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
early evangelization of northern Gaul
ⓘ
missionary work around Arras ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
missionary ⓘ |
| patronage |
Arras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambrai NERFINISHED ⓘ diocese of Arras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Arras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambrai NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Gaul ⓘ region around Arras ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Arras
ⓘ
Bishop of Cambrai ⓘ |
| region | Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| tradition | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfCanonization | pre-congregation ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | saint ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
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