This article is about St Benno, Bishop of Meissen. For the other German St Benno, see Benno II of Osnabrück. For the Italian bishop also known as Benno, see Beno of Santi Martino e Silvestro.
Saint
Benno of Meissen
Painting by Johann Michael Rottmayr, 1702 Alte Pinakothek, Munich
Confessor and Bishop of Meissen
Born
c. 1010 Hildesheim, Duchy of Saxony
Died
(1106-06-16)16 June 1106 Meissen, Margraviate of Meissen
Venerated in
Catholic Church
Canonized
31 May 1523 by Pope Adrian VI
Major shrine
Munich, formerly Meissen
Feast
16 June
Attributes
book, fish with keys in its mouth
Patronage
fishermen, weavers, Dresden-Meissen, Munich
Benno (c. 1010 – 16 June 1106) was named Bishop of Meissen in 1066. Venerated since the 13th century, he was canonized in 1523. Benno did much for his diocese, both by ecclesiastical reforms on the Hildebrandine model and by material developments. He was venerated in his native Saxony throughout the Late Middle Ages.
Benno (c. 1010 – 16 June 1106) was named Bishop ofMeissen in 1066. Venerated since the 13th century, he was canonized in 1523. Benno did much for his...
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Poděbrady John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony Anna of Saxony (unmarked grave) Others Bishop BennoofMeissen George, Duke of Saxony also known as George the...
Catholicism among the princes of northern Germany. Duke George at this time was bent on securing the canonization of Bishop BennoofMeissen, and at his instance...
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canonized Saints Antoninus of Florence and BennoofMeissen on 31 May 1523. Charles V's ambassador in Rome, Juan Manuel, lord of Belmonte, wrote that he...
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Bernward of Hildesheim, Meinwerk of Paderborn, and BennoofMeissen, as well as the Emperor Henry II. He exercised great influence over Bernward of Hildesheim...
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Hochstifts Meissen, vol. 1, p. XVI (online) Willi Rittenbach, Siegfried Seifert: Geschichte der Bischöfe von Meißen 968-1581 (pp. 29–38). St.-Benno-Verlag...
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