Blessed Henry the Shoemaker

Also known as

• Der Gute Heinrich
• Heinrich Bucke
• Henry Michael Bucke
• Henry the Good

Memorial

• 9 June

Profile

Shoemaker. Moved to Paris, France in 1645 where, with the help of Baron de Renti, he founded the Confraternity of Saints Crispin and Crispinian (Freres Cordonniers) for the spiritual development of his fellow cobblers. Though he considered a beati, there is no evidence of a public cultus for Henry.

Born

• in Luxembourg

Died

• 1666

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Henry the Shoemaker”. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 June 2012. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-henry-the-shoemaker/>