Saint Rupert of Salzburg
- Also known as
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Apostle of Salzburg;
Apostle to Austria;
Apostle to Bavaria;
Apostle to Carinthia;
Hrodbert;
Robert of Salzburg
- Memorial
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24 September;
27 March in Salzburg
- Profile
- Relative of Saint Ermentrude.
Benedictine.
Bishop of Worms.
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.
- Died
- 718 in Salzburg, Austria
- Patronage
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Salzburg, Austria (city),
Salzburg, Austria (province)
- Representation
- holding a container of salt
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