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    Benno (c. 1010 – 16 June 1106) was named Bishop of Meissen in 1066. Venerated since the 13th century, he was canonized in 1523. Benno did much for his...
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    Speedway World Championship (the first in 1966). Saint Benno (c. 1010–1106), Bishop of Meissen Adam of Bremen (before 1050 – 1081/1085), medieval chronicler...
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    Elector Frederick Augustus II, and its patron saint is Benno of Meissen. The modern city of Meissen owes its origin to a castle built by King Henry I the...
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  • Osnabrück (bishop, 1052–1067) Benno of Meissen (bishop, 1066–1106), saint Benno II of Osnabrück (bishop, 1068–1088) Benno of Santi Martino e Silvestro...
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    February 1407, Schloss Grimma) was Margrave of Meissen. His nickname is related to the legend that Saint Benno appeared to him because of his disputes with...
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  • Withego von Furra or de Wuor (also Witigo, Witticho), otherwise Withego I of Meissen or Withego I von Furra (died 6 March 1293) was Bishop of Meissen from...
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  • ISBN 3-88309-079-4. (in German) Rittenbach, Willi, and Seifert, Siegfried: Geschichte der Bischöfe von Meißen 968-1581 St. Benno, Leipzig 1965 (in German) v t e v t e...
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    who grew up in the town. The Catholic church is named after Saint Benno of Meissen, who is said to have founded Bischofswerda in the 11th century. Historical...
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    für die (Erz-)Diözesen Berlin, Dresden-Meißen, Erfurt, Görlitz und Magdeburg (PDF) (in German). Leipzig: St. Benno-Verlag. 2013. p. 1156. ISBN 978-3-7462-4005-3...
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    canonization of Bishop Benno of Meissen, and at his instance Emser travelled through Saxony and Bohemia in search of materials for a life of Benno, which he subsequently...
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