Nicholas of Flüe

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Nicholas of Flüe was a 15th-century Swiss hermit, mystic, and patron saint of Switzerland renowned for his role as a mediator and peacemaker in Swiss political conflicts.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nicholas of Flüe canonical 10
Niklaus von Flüe 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint ⓘ
hermit ⓘ
human ⓘ
mystic ⓘ
patron saint of Switzerland ⓘ
peacemaker ⓘ
associatedWith Obwalden ⓘ
linked to: Unterwalden

Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
birthDate 1417-03-21 ⓘ
birthPlace Obwalden ⓘ
linked to: Unterwalden

Sachseln ⓘ
Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
canonizationDate 1947-05-15 ⓘ
canonizationStatus canonized saint ⓘ
canonizedBy Pope Pius XII ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
deathDate 1487-03-21 ⓘ
era 15th century ⓘ
feastDay 03-21 ⓘ
09-25 ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasTitle patron saint of Switzerland ⓘ
influenced political unity of the Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
knownFor life as a hermit at Ranft ⓘ
mediation in Swiss political conflicts ⓘ
mystical visions ⓘ
role in preventing civil war in the Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
languageSpoken German ⓘ
livedIn Ranft ⓘ
Sachseln ⓘ
name Brother Klaus ⓘ
Nicholas of Flüe ⓘ
Niklaus von Flüe ⓘ
linked to: Nicholas of Flüe
notableEvent consulted as advisor by Swiss cantons ⓘ
withdrew from family life to become a hermit around 1467 ⓘ
numberOfChildren 10 ⓘ
occupation farmer ⓘ
hermit ⓘ
judge ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
patronage Swiss Council of States ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
peace ⓘ
placeOfBurial Sachseln ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Dorothea Wyss ⓘ
veneratedIn Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nicholas → associatedWithSaint → Nicholas of Flüe ⓘ
Nicholas of Flüe → name → Nicholas of Flüe ⓘ
Nicholas of Flüe → name → Niklaus von Flüe ⓘ
linked to: Nicholas of Flüe
Bruder Klaus Field Chapel → dedicatedTo → Nicholas of Flüe ⓘ
Brother Klaus → hasName → Nicholas of Flüe ⓘ
Brother Klaus → hasName → Niklaus von Flüe ⓘ
linked to: Nicholas of Flüe
Dorothea Wyss → spouse → Nicholas of Flüe ⓘ
Ranft → associatedWith → Nicholas of Flüe ⓘ
Sachseln → hasSaint → Nicholas of Flüe ⓘ
Bruder-Klaus-Feldkapelle → honours → Nicholas of Flüe ⓘ
Bruder-Klaus-Feldkapelle → dedicatedTo → Nicholas of Flüe ⓘ
Bruder-Klaus-Feldkapelle → namedAfter → Nicholas of Flüe ⓘ