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Rupert of Salzburg ((ドイツ語:Rupprecht), (ラテン語:Robertus, Rupertus); 660 – 710 AD) was Bishop of Worms and the first Bishop of Salzburg as well as abbot of St Peter's in Salzburg. He was a contemporary of Childebert III, king of the Franks,〔 and is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.〔 Rupert is also patr Although Rupert was at first accepted as a wise and devout bishop, the mostly pagan community eventually came to reject him and forced him out of Worms. But his fortune changed soon after when Duke Theodo of Bavaria requested that he come to Bavaria to help spread the Catholic faith in the region. Rupert moved then on to Altötting where he converted the locals. He sailed down the Danube river, visiting many towns, villages, and forts. Soon he had converted a large area along the Danube southward to the border with the Pannonian lands which were ruled by the Avars. Here he stayed at Lorch (the former Roman city of ''Lauriacum'', today part of Enns). The dangerous and warlike conditions, however, made him abandon plans of missionary work in the Avar territories. Instead he proceeded to the then ruined Roman city of Juvavum where he made his base and renamed the city "Salzburg" (Latin: ''Salisburgum''). Rupert was able to build on ancient Early Christian traditions that were already in practice. He re-established St Peter's Abbey and laid the foundations of Salzburg Cathedral which was eventually finished by his successor Vergilius. He founded the Benedictine nunnery of Nonnberg beneath the ''Festungsberg'' fortifications, where his niece Saint Erentrude became the first abbess. Along with converting the locals, Rupert introduced education and other reforms. From the hands of Duke Theodo of Bavaria, he received further estates around Piding and Reichenhall, where he promoted the development of the local saltworks. Rupert reportedly died on Easter Sunday around 710.〔(''Lives of Sts. Robert (Rupert) and Erendruda'', The St. Pachomius Orthodis Library, 1994 )〕 According to other sources, he returned to his hometown of Worms, where he died after 717. His mortal remains were transferred to Salzburg Cathedral by 774. ==Veneration== Rupert of Salzburg's veneration was in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Rupert's feast day is 27 March.〔("Saints of Salzburg", Orthodox England )〕 In Austria, it is on the 24th of September.() 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rupert of Salzburg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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