ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 20th of November
BLESSED BENNO, BISHOP OF OSNABRÜCK
Blessed Benno, Bishop of Osnabrück [Germany], died in 1088, after twenty most fruitful years in his episcopal office. Menzel* says of him that he is the patron saint against locusts in the fields.
Blessed Benno is also commemorated on July 22.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Benno may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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