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13th JULY: ST HENRY II
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1. St Henry the Pious was born in 972. Educated by St Wolfgang, bishop of Ratisbon, he became emperor in 1002. By the assiduous practice of humiliations, prayer, and pious meditation, he maintained in his heart the spirit of humility
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1. St Henry the Pious was born in 972. Educated by St Wolfgang, bishop of Ratisbon, he became emperor in 1002. By the assiduous practice of humiliations, prayer, and pious meditation, he maintained in his heart the spirit of humility
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2. and holy fear, and was enabled to bear the tide of prosperity and honour with a constant evenness of temper, being sensible of the end for which alone he was exalted by God to the highest temporal dignity.
He vanquished the conquering Saracens, and drove them out of Italy.
He vanquished the conquering Saracens, and drove them out of Italy.
3. Despite his acquired disability, he continued to travel around his dominions to promote piety, enrich all the churches, relieve the poor, make a strict inquiry into all public disorders and abuses, and prevent unjust usurpations and oppressions.
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