Rupert of Salzburg
Rupert of Salzburg | |
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Saint Rupert depicted with a barrel of salt in his hand | |
| Bishop | |
| Born | 660 |
| Died | 27 March 710 Salzburg, Duchy of Bavaria |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 24 September 27 March |
| Attributes | Holding a container of salt; wearing clerical clothes including mitre; holding a crosier |
| Patronage | Salzburg, The State of Salzburg, Austria, salt miners |
Rupert of Salzburg (German: Ruprecht, Latin: Robertus, Rupertus; c. 660 – 710 AD) 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.