Skip to content
229,518 profiles ranked

Benno

Bishop and saint · Germany · On the map · Religious Figures · Lived 1010 to 1106 · aged 96

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.

Benno is read about 49 times a day, in 24 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 27 September 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 68 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

People around Benno

Family

Is this everyone?

Only relatives with a profile here are drawn, so a family can be larger than this. A line here can also be wrong.

Correct this family

About this person

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