Canonization of Henry II of Germany
1134
Innocent II canonized the long-dead Holy Roman Emperor Henry II, the only medieval ruler of Germany to be made a saint. The pope needed German support in his war against Anacletus; the German clergy needed a holy emperor. Both got what they wanted. The canonization was a masterpiece of political theology, transforming a dead emperor into a heavenly patron whose intercession could be invoked by both church and state.
In context
Also in 1134 (3 other events on record)
- Angkor Wat nears completion · Southeast Asia · Culture
- Omar Khayyam dies at Nishapur · Central Asia · Science
- Death of Alfonso I the Battler · Europe · Politics
Before and after in Europe
Before and after in Religion
Era
High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.