SAINT
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A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Rupert of Salzburg was Bishop of Worms as well as the first Bishop of Salzburg and abbot of St. Peter's Abbey in Salzburg. He was a contemporary of the Frankish king Childebert III. Rupert is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Rupert is also patron saint of the Austrian state of Salzburg.
feast Day
09-24
patronages
- Salzburg
- The State of Salzburg
- Austria
- salt miners
birth Date
660
death Date
710-03-27
canonization Status
canonized
feast Month
9
feast Day Of Month
24

