Saint Rupert (Robert) of Salzburg
Bishop of Salzburg and Apostle of Bavaria
Of Frankish nobility and Bishop of Worms, Rupert was called by Duke Theodo to evangelize Bavaria. He founded the see of Salzburg, built the church of Saint Peter there, and converted a great multitude, earning him the title of Apostle of Bavaria. He died on Easter Sunday after celebrating the Holy Sacrifice.
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SAINT RUPERT OR ROBERT, BISHOP OF SALZBURG (718).
Origins and virtues at Worms
Rupert, from the Frankish nobility and Bishop of Worms under Childebert II, distinguished himself by his piety, humility, and charity towards the poor.
Rupert or Robert Rupert ou Robert Bishop of Worms and later of Salzburg, evangelizer of Bavaria. , who governed the episcopal church of Worm Worms City of origin and formation of the saint. s under the reign o f Childebert Childebert II King of Austrasia, spiritual son and protector of the church of Verdun. II, was descended from the royal family of the Franks. Humility, meekness, charity, prudence, the perfection of faith and piety, all virtues shone in him with a brilliance that further enhanced the distinction of his birth. Filled with the Holy Spirit, he presented to his flock in his own person a perfect model of holiness, confirming by his life and all his actions what he had taught by word. His piety appeared in an admirable way in the assiduity with which he devoted himself to prayer; his prudence, in the wisdom of his counsel; his justice, in the equity of his decisions; his abstinence, in the care he took to mortify his body through continuous fasts. He was so generous and beneficent towards the poor that he regarded as his own only what he had given to the unfortunate and the indigent.
Mission in Bavaria and foundation of Salzburg
Called by Duke Theodo, Rupert evangelized Bavaria, baptized the sovereign, and founded the episcopal see of Salzburg as well as Saint Peter's Church.
A life so holy produced the most abundant fruits: this was attested to by the conversion of so many peoples whom his efforts brought into the path of salvation. Not only neighboring countries, but foreign lands were indebted to him for the Gospel. Upon the reputation of his holiness and his miracles, Theodo, Duke of Bavaria, sent him an embassy composed of the leading figures of his states, and begged him to be willing to visit his domains, in order to enlighten him, and his peoples, with the truths of the faith. Rupert, although weary from numerous persecutions, did not refuse this pious and holy burden; and little by little he baptized Theodo along with a great number of principal lords and an immense multitude of other persons. He began by fixing his episcopal see in a place now called Salzburg; and he was the first to build in that place, in honor of Saint Peter, prince of the Apostles, a church provided with all the ministers that the exercise of divine worship requires. Then he turned all his thoughts toward the conversion of the rest of Bavaria to the holy religion of Jesus Christ. He therefore associated with himself twelve companions in his zeal and his labors; and finally, God seconding his pious efforts, he brought this country to the faith, and deserved t o be called the Apos Apôtre de la Bavière Bishop of Worms and later of Salzburg, evangelizer of Bavaria. tle of Bavaria. After having founded a great number of churches in various places, and having perfectly fulfilled the functions of the episcopate for several years, he had just finished the holy Sacrifice, when, on the same day of Easter, he felt his end approaching. He fortified the hearts of his disciples with a final, entirely paternal exhortation; then he passed to the Lord to go and enjoy eternal heavenly beatitude.
Death and posterity
Nicknamed the Apostle of Bavaria, he died on Easter Sunday after exhorting his disciples. A relic is kept in Amiens.
One of his relics is at the Louvencourt of Amiens Amiens Episcopal see of Geoffrey. .
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