St. Rupert of Salzburg reposed on March 27, 718. St. Rupert of Salzburg was born around 650, probably in Worms in Germany. His name is also spelled Hruodperht, Ruodpert, or Hrodbert, and means “the glorious shining one” (Old High German). Rupert probably came from the Franconian high noble family of the Rupertines and was one of the first Bishops of Worms in the seventh century. At the end of the seventh century, he was brought to Bavaria by Duke Theodo II in order to undertake missionary work. He initially stayed in Regensburg, the Bavarian capital at the time, and instructed the duke and his followers in the right faith. The Duke instructed him to look for a place where he could restore churches. Rupert then traveled down the Danube by ship. However, due to the proximity to the border with the Avars, he turned back and made his way to Iuvavum (now Salzburg), where he arrived in 696 and presumably found an existing monastic community. With the construction of St. Peter’s Church, Rupert renewed St. Peter’s Abbey, today the oldest monastery in the German-speaking world. He is credited with reestablishing the Benedictine abbey of Nonnberg, where his niece Erentrudis was the first abbess. He is also said to have begun the tradition of the Marian pilgrimage to Altötting by erecting a statue of the Madonna there. In order to maintain the church property under his care, Rupert received shares in profitable salt deposits. The city of Salzburg (literally ‘salt fortress’) became a base for further missions, especially in the south-east, towards Carantania (Kärnten; now Carinthia and Styria within Austria). St. Rupert died on the day of Easter (March 27) in the year 718. The exact place of his death is not known with certainty. His remains were transferred to Salzburg by St. Virgil when the Salzburg Cathedral was rebuilt on September 24, 774 (or 784). Sources: “Rupert Zalʹtsburgskii,” Drevo-info.ru, https://drevo-info.ru/articles/13676340.html. “Heiliger Rupert von Salzburg (650–718)”, Stadt Worms,https://www.worms.de/de/kultur/stadtgeschichte/persoenlichkeiten/listen/650_Heiliger-Rupert-von-Salzburg.php. | 
