Saint Rupert of Salzburg

Also known as

• Apostle of Salzburg
• Apostle to Austria
• Apostle to Bavaria
• Apostle to Carinthia
• Hrodbert
• Robert of Salzburg
• Rupert of Worms

Memorial

• 24 September
• 27 March in Salzburg, Austria

Profile

Relative of Saint Ermentrude. Benedictine. Bishop of Worms, Germany. Evangelist to southern Germany. In 696 Theodo, Duke of Bavaria, gave him the ruined town of Iuvavum, which Rupert rebuilt. There he founded the monastery of Saint Peter, serving as its first abbot, and a Benedictine convent. To support the houses and his missionary work, he promoted the mining of salt, which led to the renaming of the place as Salzburg (salt mountain). Bishop of Salzburg. Considered a confessor of the faith.

Born

• probably in France

Died

• 718 in Salzburg, Austria

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Salzburg, Austria, city of
• Salzburg, Austria, province of

Representation

• man holding a container of salt (refers to Salzburg and the salt mining there)

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Rupert of Salzburg”. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 March 2012. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-rupert-of-salzburg/>