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Saint Benno is venerated as protector: Cathedral acquires relic.

Dresden-Meissen diocese will receive a small bone relic of its patron saint, Saint Benno of Meissen. The sacred bone piece will be exhibited in a beautiful reliquary within the Dresden cathedral, where his bishop mitre, as the tenth bishop from 1066 to 1106, is already displayed. The Dresden...

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The Katholische Hofkirche Dresden, officially the Cathedral of Sanctissimae Trinitatis.
The Katholische Hofkirche Dresden, officially the Cathedral of Sanctissimae Trinitatis.

The relics of a saint were moved to Munich during the Reformation to protect them. Benno became the city's patron saint because of this. To commemorate the 500th anniversary of the original transfer of the relics to Meissen on June 16, 1524, the archbishop of Munich, Reinhard Cardinal Marx, presented this gift, the diocese stated. The veneration of saints doesn't involve any supernatural practices, but rather they can inspire us to follow their examples and find our way to Jesus Christ, shared Bishop Heinrich Timmerevers.

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