Benno

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Benno
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Benno

Summary

Benno is a human[1]. He was born in Hildesheim[2]. He was born on +1010-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Meissen[4]. He died on +1106-06-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Benno's place of birth was Hildesheim[2].
  • Benno passed away in Meissen[4].
  • Benno was born on +1010-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Benno died on +1106-06-16T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Benno is buried at Frauenkirche[8].
  • Benno's mother was Bezela[9].
  • Benno held citizenship in Germany[10].
  • Benno worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • Benno held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Meissen[11].
  • Benno held the position of bishop[12].
  • Benno's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].
  • Benno's image is recorded as Benno of Meissen.jpg[14].
  • Benno is recorded as male[15].
  • Benno's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Benno's ISNI is recorded as 0000000439789352[17].
  • Benno's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 297916158[18].
  • Benno's GND ID is recorded as 118509144[19].
  • Benno's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr2003005480[20].
  • Benno's IdRef ID is recorded as 077463935[21].
  • Benno's Commons category is recorded as Benno[22].
  • Benno's canonization status is recorded as Catholic saint[23].
  • Benno's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[24].
  • Benno's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08qkl6[25].
  • Benno's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo20181012649[26].
  • Benno's given name is recorded as Benno[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Benno's place of birth was Hildesheim[2]. He was born on +1010-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. His mother was Bezela[9].

Career and Affiliations

Benno's professions included Catholic priest[6]. Positions held include Roman Catholic Bishop of Meissen[11] and bishop[12], an ecclesiastical occupation[28].

Personal Life

Benno's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].

Death and Burial

Benno died on +1106-06-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Meissen[4]. Burial took place at Frauenkirche[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Benno include Kościół Św. Benona[29], a church building[30], in Poland[31] and St. Benno's Church[32], a parish church[33], in Germany[34], founded in 1895[35].

Why It Matters

Benno ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for him include Kościół Św. Benona[29], a church building[30], in Poland[31] and St. Benno's Church[32], a parish church[33], in Germany[34], founded in 1895[35].

FAQs

Where was Benno born?

Born in Hildesheim[2], Benno…

Where did Benno die?

Benno died in Meissen[4].

Who were Benno's parents?

Benno's mother was Bezela[9].

What did Benno do for work?

Benno worked as Catholic priest[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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