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March 27
Rupert of Salzburg
Rupertus Salisburgensis
Rupert was a bishop and missionary who evangelized Bavaria and the lands along the Danube in the late seventh century. He founded the monastery of Saint Peter and the Nonnberg convent in Salzburg, establishing the city as a center of Christian culture. He is the patron saint of Salzburg and of salt miners.