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Rupert of Salzburg
Rupert of Salzburg was a Frankish bishop and missionary, probably from Worms, who worked in Bavaria in the late 7th and early 8th centuries. Invited by Duke Theodo, he founded a church and the monastery of St Peter at the ruined Roman town of Iuvavum around 696, and the convent of Nonnberg. Venerated as a saint, he is the patron of the city and state of Salzburg.
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