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Benno
bishop and saint
SaintFull write-upGermanyBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 16 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1010
Died
1106
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Meissen in Saxony in Germany, Saint Benno, bishop, who, for wishing to preserve the unity of the Church and fidelity to the Roman Pontiff, was driven from his see and sent into exile.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 16 June as a bishop of Meissen exiled for his fidelity to the Roman Pontiff.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q61625 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Benno of Meissen (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.