ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 15th of May WELCOME! ST RUPERT OF BINGEN, HERMIT Saint Rupert (Rupertus, Ropertus. Robertus), who lived in the 9th century, was the son of a pagan father, Roboldus (Robolaus), and a pious, Christian mother named Bertha , After the death of her husband, she devoted all her care to the boy, who had been blessed with great gifts, and at the age of seven, when he wanted to learn the sciences, she entrusted some pious and experienced men with his education. With her inherited wealth, his mother built a church and houses for the poor and infirm. Rupert heard a voice saying to him: "You will build yourself a ladder to heaven, where you will be a companion of the angels." Fifteen years old, he made a pilgrimage to Rome to pray for himself and his mother. Rupert is therefore often depicted as a pilgrim. After his return home, he built several churches, gave up all his belongings and settled on a mountain near Bingen (Rupertsberg...