Saint of the Day for July 13
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saint Henry
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor from 1014 to 1024
Henry II, also known as Saint Henry, Obl. S. B., was Holy Roman Emperor from 1014. He died without an heir in 1024 and was the last ruler of the Ottonian line. As Duke of Bavaria, appointed in 995, Henry became King of the Romans following the sudden death of his second cousin, Emperor Otto III in 1002, was made King of Italy in 1004, and crowned emperor by Pope Benedict VIII in 1014.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Gabrielangel in Abrahamic religions
- Silasancient Roman saint and bishop
- Andrew ZorardSlavic saint from the Kingdom of Hungary
- Julian of Le MansBishop of Le Mans
- MildthrythAnglo-Saxon Abbess
- Eugenius of CarthageTunisian saint
- Anthony, John, and EustathiosChristian martyrs
Bible Verse of the Day
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
On July 13 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.