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See also: bishop of See also: Meissen, was the son of See also: Werner, count of Wold"enburg, was educated at Gosslar, and in 1o66 was nominated by the emperor See also: Henry IV. to the see of Meissen
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In the troubles between
See also: empire and papacy that followed See also: Benno took See also: part against the emperor
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In ro85 he was deposed by the See also: synod of See also: Mainz, but after the See also: death of See also: Pope See also: Gregory VII. he submitted, and on the recommendation of the imperialist Pope See also: Clement III. was restored to his see, which he held till his death
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He did much for his diocese, both by ecclesiastical reforms on the Hildebrandine See also: model and by material developments
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He was long reverenced in his own diocese as a See also: saint before, in 1523, he was canonized by Pope See also: Adrian VI
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His See also: canonization See also: drew from See also: Luther a violent brochure " against the new false See also: god and old devil, who is to be lifted up at Meissen."
For bibliography, see Ulysse Chevalier, Repertoire See also: des See also: sources hist.: Bio-bibliographie, s.v
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