Saint Bertha of Bingen | |
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Born | unknown |
Died | 757 |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
Feast | 15 May |
Saint Bertha of Bingen (German: Heilige Berta, died c. 757) was the mother of Rupert of Bingen. Her biography was written, and subsequently her cult popularized, by Hildegard of Bingen, who lived in the same region, about four hundred years later.[1] Bertha and Rupert share a feast day on 15 May.