Denis the French armies. The oriflamme, which became the standard of France, was the banner consecrated upon his tomb. His veneration spread beyond France when, in 754, Pope Stephen II, who was French, brought veneration of Saint Denis to Rome. Soon his "cultus" was prevalent throughout Europe. Abbot Suger removed the relics of Denis, and those associated with Rustique and Eleuthére, from the crypt to reside under the high altar of the Saint-Denis he rebuilt, 1140-44. In traditional Catholic practice, Saint Denis is honoured as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Specifically, Denis is invoked against diabolical possession and headaches and
Henry (given name) Henry (given name) Henry is an English male given name and Irish surname derived from Old French "Henri"/"Henry", itself derived from the Old Frankish name "Heimeric/Ermerijc", from Common Germanic "*Hainariks" (from "haim-" "home" and "rik" "ruler"), In Old High German, the name was conflated with the name "Haginrich" (from "hagin" "enclosure" and "rich" "ruler") to form Heinrich. The Old High German name is recorded from the 8th century, in the variants "Haimirich, Haimerich, Heimerich, Hemirih". Harry, its English short form, was considered the "spoken form" of Henry in medieval England. Most English kings named "Henry" were called "Harry". The name