Blessed Benno Of Metz
Also known as: Benno of Einsiedeln
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 3
Died
August 3, 940
Biography
Blessed Benno of Metz, also known as Benno of Einsiedeln, was born to the nobility in the late 9th century in Swabia, which is now part of modern Germany. Little is known about his early life, but he dedicated himself to the Catholic Church and eventually became a canon in Strasbourg, France.