Henry II was born in the year 972. He succeeded his father as Duke of Bavaria, and upon the sudden death of his cousin, was crowned as Emperor of the Roman Empire in the year 1002. His ultimate goal was to establish peace in Europe. He was prudent when he exercised his authority, and promoted various monastic reforms to maintain law and order within the Church. He is the patron saint of the childless, of Dukes, of the handicapped and those rejected by Religious Order.