Brother Walfrid

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Brother Walfrid was a Marist Brother and social reformer who founded Celtic Football Club in Glasgow to help alleviate poverty among the Irish immigrant community.

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Brother Walfrid canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic religious brother ⓘ
football club founder ⓘ
human ⓘ
social reformer ⓘ
associatedWith Catholic education in Glasgow ⓘ
Irish diaspora in Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Irish diaspora
commemoratedBy statue at Celtic Park ⓘ
various memorials by Celtic F.C. and supporters ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Ireland ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Irish ⓘ
fieldOfWork association football ⓘ
education ⓘ
social welfare ⓘ
founded Celtic F.C. ⓘ
Celtic Football Club ⓘ
linked to: Celtic F.C.
foundingPurpose to alleviate poverty among the Irish immigrant community in Glasgow ⓘ
givenName Andrew ⓘ
inspired charitable foundations linked to Celtic F.C. ⓘ
legacy Celtic Football Club’s charitable and community ethos ⓘ
memberOf Marist Brothers ⓘ
motive alleviation of poverty ⓘ
notableFor charitable work for the poor in Glasgow ⓘ
founding Celtic Football Club ⓘ
occupation Catholic religious brother ⓘ
football administrator ⓘ
social reformer ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
placeOfActivity Glasgow ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
religiousName Brother Walfrid ⓘ
socialMission supporting impoverished Irish immigrants ⓘ
usedSportFor charitable fundraising ⓘ

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

Celtic F.C. → foundedBy → Brother Walfrid ⓘ
Celtic Park → hasStatueOf → Brother Walfrid ⓘ
Celtic F.C. → foundedBy → Brother Walfrid ⓘ
subject linked to: Celtic
Brother Walfrid → religiousName → Brother Walfrid ⓘ