27 March 2006

Lentorama 2006 Saint of the Day: St. Rupert

A 7th and 8th century bishop and missionary, he used his position as Bishop of Worms to spread the faith throughout Germany and Austria. In 697, he took over a deserted town and revived it. It would later change its name to Salzburg. Rupert is considered its first archbishiop, and is considered the Apostle of Bavaria and Austria.

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