Blessed Esso of Beinwil
Blessed Esso of Beinwil (died c. 1100 AD in Beinwil Abbey, canton of Solothurn, Switzerland) was a medieval Swiss Benedictine monk and early member of Beinwil Abbey (Kloster Beinwil) in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, who is venerated locally for his holiness and ascetic life. He is venerated in the Benedictine and Swiss Catholic tradition. His feast day is recorded locally.
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| Profession | Benedictine monk at Beinwil Abbey, canton of Solothurn, Switzerland; early member of the Beinwil Benedictine community; 11th-12th century Swiss monastic; ascetic; man of prayer |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Benedictine Order (OSB); Beinwil/Mariastein monastic tradition; Swiss Catholic heritage; canton of Solothurn Catholic tradition |
| Patronage | Beinwil; Mariastein; canton of Solothurn; Benedictine monks; Swiss Catholic heritage; the Jura region |
| Attributes | Black Benedictine habit; Rule of Saint Benedict; Swiss Alpine landscape; Beinwil Abbey |
| Birthplace | Unknown; Swiss or south German region (probable) |
| Death Place | Beinwil Abbey, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; Blessed Esso of Beinwil was an early Benedictine monk at Beinwil Abbey (Kloster Beinwil) in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland; he is venerated locally for his holiness; the exact dates of his birth and death are uncertain; he likely lived in the 11th-12th century; the abbey was founded in the 11th century and is one of the oldest monastic foundations in Switzerland; it was reformed and eventually moved to Mariastein in the 14th century; Esso of Beinwil belongs to the early history of this ancient Swiss Benedictine house |
| Primary Shrine | Beinwil Abbey / Mariastein Abbey, canton of Solothurn, Switzerland |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; local feast in the Benedictine tradition and in the canton of Solothurn |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Esso of Beinwil was a medieval Benedictine monk at Beinwil Abbey (Kloster Beinwil) in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. He likely lived in the 11th or 12th century, during the early period of the abbey's history — it was founded around 1085 by the Counts of Homburg.
He is venerated locally for his holiness and ascetic monastic life. The exact details of his biography — his family origins, dates, and the specific form of his holiness — are preserved in the local Benedictine tradition.
The Beinwil community later moved to the nearby pilgrimage site of Mariastein, which continues today as one of the most active Benedictine monasteries in Switzerland.
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Birth location: Unknown; Swiss or south German region (probable)
Death location: Beinwil Abbey, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland
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Blessed Esso of Beinwil (c. 11th century) was an early Benedictine monk at Beinwil Abbey in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, venerated locally in the Benedictine tradition for his holiness; his community later moved to the Marian pilgrimage site of Mariastein.
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