BENNO, BISHOP OF HAMBURG - 18 OCTOBER

 

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VENERABLE BENNO, BISHOP OF HAMBURG

Venerable Benno, (October 18) - also called Benedict - originally a monk in Hamburg, became bishop of this city, the successor of Saint Reginbert, a zealous preacher of the Gospel in the country of the Wends (Wandalorum). He is referred to as the fifth apostle of the same. - Benno went to his eternal reward in 1190. 

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 444)

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org