SAINTS

Saint Henry

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Feast Day: July 13

Henry succeeded his father as duke of Bavaria in 975, was elected king of Germany in 1002, and was crowned holy Roman emperor by the pope in 1014. His chief concerns were consolidation the power of the German monarchy and reforming and reorganizing the church. He founded the see of Bamberg, which became an educational and cultural center. Both he and his wife, St. Cunegund, were zealous supporters of Benedictine monasticism. He was revered for his piety and asceticism, and during the Middle Ages was regarded as the ideal Christian leader.