Feast June 16
Saint Benno
Bishop, patron of fishermen · Feast June 16
Biography
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.
Feast day
June 16
Patronage
- fishermen
- weavers
- Dresden-Meissen
- Munich
Birth date
1010
Death date
1106-06-16
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
31 May 1523
Canonized by
Pope Adrian VI
Feast month
6
Wikidata qid
Q61625
Feast day of month
16