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.
Statements (47)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.