Mother of Saint Rupert. Her husband was a pagan Frankish nobleman. After his death she raised their son Rupert as a Christian. They used their wealth to found churches and hospices for the poor near Bingen which is in the Rhineland in Germany. Saint Rupert died at age 20 of a fever in 732. Saint Bertha died in 757. The hill on which they lived became known as Rupertsburg, a popular site of pilgrimage during the Middle Ages.
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Bertha of Bingen
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
