{"id":3238,"date":"2017-07-13T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T12:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=3238"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:04:41","slug":"st-henry-feast-day-july-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/st-henry-feast-day-july-13","title":{"rendered":"St. Henry (Feast Day \u2013 July 13)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">St. Henry, born in 972 was the son of the Duke of Bavaria and the grandson of the King of Burgundy. He was educated under the tutelage of St. Wolfgang, Bishop of Ratisbon. In 995, St. Henry succeeded his father as Duke of Bavaria, and in 1002, he was elected emperor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Both he and his wife, St. Cunegundes, lived in perpetual chastity, to which they had bound themselves by vow. He founded numerous monasteries, gave liberally to pious institutions and built the Cathedral of Bamberg. His feast day is July 13th. He is the patron saint of the childless, of Dukes, of the handicapped and those rejected by Religious Order.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Prayer &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Lord, you filled Saint Henry with your love<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> and raised him from the cares of an earthly kingdom<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> to eternal happiness in heaven.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> In the midst of the changes of this world,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> may his prayers keep us free from sin<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> and help us on our way towards you.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> who lives and reigns with you<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> in the unity of the Holy Spirit,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> one God, for ever and ever.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Henry, born in 972 was the son of the Duke of Bavaria and the grandson of the King of Burgundy. 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