Saint Rupert of Bingen

painted bas-relief of Saint Rupert, date and artist unknown; church of Saint Rupert and Saint Hildegard in Bingen-Bingerbrück, Germany; photographed on 1 March 2009 by Hofmann Bingen; swiped from Wikimedia CommonsMemorial

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Son of Saint Bertha of Bingen. Ninth-century hillside hermit near Bingen, Germany. Died while returning from pilgrimage to Rome, Italy. His hill has since been name Rupertsberg in his honour.

Born

  • c.712 near Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate (in modern Germany)

Died

  • c.732 near Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate (in modern Germay) of a fever

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MLA Citation

  • “Saint Rupert of Bingen“. CatholicSaints.Info. 14 March 2024. Web. 27 April 2024. <>