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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
Christian martyr of reputation
bishop
missionary
appointedAsBishopBy Emperor Henry IV NERFINISHED
associatedWith Investiture Controversy NERFINISHED
birthDate circa 1010
birthPlace near Hildesheim
canonizationDate 1523-06-13
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizedBy Pope Adrian VI NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
cultCenter Munich NERFINISHED
cultDevelopedIn Bavaria NERFINISHED
deathDate 1106-06-16
deathPlace Meissen NERFINISHED
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Meissen NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup German
feastDay June 16
June 18
givenName Benno NERFINISHED
hasPlaceInHistory important regional patron saint in Bavaria
honoredIn Archdiocese of Munich and Freising NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
notableFor church reforms
defense of ecclesiastical rights
missionary work among Slavic peoples
patronage Bavaria NERFINISHED
Munich NERFINISHED
domestic animals
fishermen
weavers
placeOfBurial Meissen Cathedral NERFINISHED
positionHeld Bishop of Meissen
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
sexOrGender male
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Archdiocese of Munich and Freising hasPatronSaint Saint Benno of Meissen