Saint Benno of Meissen

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Saint Benno of Meissen was an 11th–12th century German bishop and missionary venerated for his piety and church reforms, later becoming an important regional patron saint in Bavaria.

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Saint Benno of Meissen canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
Christian martyr of reputation
bishop
missionary
appointedAsBishopBy Emperor Henry IV
associatedWith Investiture Controversy
birthDate circa 1010
birthPlace near Hildesheim
canonizationDate 1523-06-13
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizedBy Pope Adrian VI
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
cultCenter Munich
cultDevelopedIn Bavaria
deathDate 1106-06-16
deathPlace Meissen
linked to: Meißen
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Meissen
ethnicGroup German
feastDay June 16
June 18
givenName Benno
hasPlaceInHistory important regional patron saint in Bavaria
honoredIn Archdiocese of Munich and Freising
iconographicAttribute bishop’s crozier
book
fish
keys of Meissen Cathedral fished from the Elbe
knownFor loyalty to the papacy during the Investiture Controversy
pastoral care in the Diocese of Meissen
promotion of clerical discipline
languageOfWorkOrName German
Latin
majorShrine Frauenkirche, Munich
linked to: Frauenkirche
notableFor church reforms
defense of ecclesiastical rights
missionary work among Slavic peoples
patronage Bavaria
Munich
domestic animals
fishermen
weavers
placeOfBurial Meissen Cathedral
positionHeld Bishop of Meissen
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Archdiocese of Munich and Freising hasPatronSaint Saint Benno of Meissen
St. Benno Church, Munich namedAfter Saint Benno of Meissen
Diocese of Dresden-Meissen hasPatronSaint Saint Benno of Meissen