Robert Barron, bishop-elect of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, celebrates the feast day of St. Henry II by imploring his intercession on Twitter.

“St. Henry, pray for us!” Barron said in a tweet.

St. Henry II was born in Bavaria in 973. According to an entry in Britannica, he served as Duke of Bavaria, then as King of Germany, and finally as Holy Roman Emperor until his death in 1024.

Pope Eugenius III canonized him more than 100 years after he had died, and Catholics celebrate his feast day each year on July 13, which is close to the anniversary of the date of his death.

Vatican News credited St. Henry with working to bring about moral reform. One of his goals was to fight against simony, which was essentially bribery within the Church, Vatican News says.

He worked with Pope Benedict VIII, who had appointed him as the Holy Roman Emperor, to encourage celibacy among clergy, Vatican News says. Henry’s life was also an example of the Sacrament of Marriage, as his love for and devotion to his wife, St. Cunigunde, was evident.

Franciscan Media calls Henry a practical, energetic ruler, who was always working toward establishing peace and unity in Europe.