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Benno

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Bishop and saint

GermanyReligious FiguresLived 1010 to 1106 · aged 96
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Fame50.5
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Languages24
Peak2000s
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Benno 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.

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St Benno depicted with a fish in hand, two keys between its gills (stained glass from the Church of Saint Benno in Munich)St Benno depicted with a fish in hand, two keys between its gills (stained glass from the Church of Saint Benno in Munich)

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About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1010 to 1106 · aged 96
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24 languages

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