Benno of Einsiedeln

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Benno von Einsiedeln († August 3, 940 ) was a hermit near Einsiedeln and was bishop of Metz from 927 to 929 . After being blinded by opponents, he returned to being a hermit. He is considered to be one of the founders of the Einsiedeln monastery . It is not entirely clear whether he was venerated as a saint or just as a blessed . His feast day is August 3rd.

Life

He came from an important Swabian noble family. He was first canon in Strasbourg . He gave up this life and after 900 lived with some companions as a hermit near the cell and grave of Meinrad von Einsiedeln . He found the buildings in poor condition and restored them. Benno's hermits also cleared parts of the forest. He used all of his fortune for the community. The group also received the island of Ufnau in Lake Zurich and an estate as a gift .

In 927 Heinrich I appointed him Bishop of Metz, although the choice of the cathedral chapter had fallen on someone else. Some time later he was blinded by opponents of the king. He resigned in 929 and returned to Einsiedeln. The perpetrators were punished at a Reichstag in Duisburg in 929.

He found support from 934 in particular from Eberhard von Strasbourg. He had been provost of the cathedral in Strasbourg and brought a great fortune and brothers with him. He was responsible for the introduction of the Benedictine Rule , the construction of regular monastery buildings and the creation of a Benedictine convent. Benno left the leadership to Eberhard as abbot. Both are considered the founders of the monastery.

Benno is venerated as a saint or blessed. His relics are in the Einsiedeln monastery.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ RI II, 1 n.16a. In: Regesta Imperii Online. (Accessed January 23, 2013)
  2. ^ RI II, 1 n.22b. In: Regesta Imperii Online. (Accessed January 23, 2013)

literature

  • Kari Kälin: scene of Catholic piety: pilgrimage to Einsiedeln from 1864 to 1914. Friborg 2005, p. 14.
  • Complete Lexicon of Saints. Volume 1, Augsburg 1858, pp. 443-444. (Digitized version)

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personal data
SURNAME Benno of Einsiedeln
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Benno of Metz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hermit, Bishop of Metz
DATE OF BIRTH 9th century
DATE OF DEATH August 3, 940
Place of death Einsiedeln