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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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    Eido (died 1015) devoted themselves with great zeal. Saint Benno (1066–1106), bishop of Meissen, devoted himself to missionary work among the Slavs. In the...
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    The Bishop of Dresden-Meissen is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dresden-Meissen in the Archdiocese of Berlin. The diocese covers an area...
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  • porphyry. On the base is a 3-meter (9.8 ft) high bronze figure of Benno of Meissen in full episcopal regalia. 48°09′06″N 11°33′09″E / 48.15167°N 11...
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  • Eido I (category Roman Catholic bishops of Meissen)
    Hochstifts Meissen, vol. 1, p. XVI (online) Willi Rittenbach, Siegfried Seifert: Geschichte der Bischöfe von Meißen 968-1581 (pp. 29–38). St.-Benno-Verlag...
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    Bishop Benno of Meissen healing Elizabeth through intercession. The family line can be traced back to Heinrich von Lutchow (1330–1366). From Heinrich von Lutchow...
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    in Dresden and was fond of collectibles, such as gadgets, jewellery and Meissen porcelain, the most famous being the Swan Service composed of 2,200 individual...
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    des Bistums Meißen in den Lausitzen. Görlitz 1931. reprint Leipzig 1959 (Erfurter Theol. Studien, vol. 4). Erika Heitmeyer: Das Gesangbuch von Johann Leisentrit...
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    18 November 1766), twin with Ludwig. Joseph Xavier Karl Raphael Philipp Benno (Dresden, 23 August 1767 – killed in a duel at Teplitz by Russian prince...
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    document granted Görlitz to the religious Diocese of Meissen, then under Bishop Benno of Meissen. This document can now be found in the Saxony State Archives...
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    forced separation of a band or even imprisonment. The Puhdys, Stern-Combo Meißen and Karat were popular mainstream bands, managing to hint at critical thoughts...
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    who served as the Bishop of Vercelli from 999 Benno of Meissen (ca 1010–1106), named Bishop of Meissen in 1066, canonized in 1523. Adelog of Hildesheim...
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    in his pontificate but canonized Saints Antoninus of Florence and Benno of Meissen on 31 May 1523. Charles V's ambassador in Rome, Juan Manuel, lord of...
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    independent until 1498. By then Friesland was conquered by Duke Albert of Saxony-Meissen. The city of Groningen, which had started to dominate the surrounding rural...
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    Charles III of France. Kraft of Meissen (died 1066) provost of Goslarer Dom (Collegiate Church of Goslar), and Bishop of Meissen in 1066. Henry IV, Holy Roman...
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  • Leipzig Wilhelm-Ostwald-Gymnasium Löbau Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium Löbau Meißen Landesgymnasium St. Afra for gifted students Nossen Geschwister Scholl Gymnasium...
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    strong woman. She had to leave the imperial couple to marry Ekkehard von Meißen, whom she did not love. Despite this, she found consolation in a platonic...
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  • Godelieve: The Iconography". Christian Iconography. "Godehard (Gotthard) von Hildesheim - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon" (in German). Stracke, Richard...
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  • August 2019. "Zum 100. Geburtstag von Pater Gordian (+1998)". Festprogramm der Leipziger Dominikaner. Bistum Dresden-Meißen. Retrieved 6 August 2019. "Vesper...
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    was loaded in enormous quantities to Europe. In the Albrechtsburg the Meissen porcelain manufactory had been started up to copy it and Chinoiserie was...
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  • No. Saint Date of Canonization 1. Benno of Meissen 31 May 1523...
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