Saint of the Day: St. Rupert of Salzburg; bishop of Worms when Childeric III asked him to evangelize Bavaria; established the abbey of St. Peter and the Nonnberg convent; converted pagan temples into Christian church; established the salt-mining industry, from which the city takes its name; died about 710 A.D.
Saint of the Day: St. Rupert of Salzburg; bishop of Worms when Childeric III asked him to evangelize Bavaria; established the abbey of St. Peter and the Nonnberg convent; converted pagan temples into Christian church; established the salt-mining industry, from which the city takes its name; died about 710 A.D.