Rupert's mission work also spread into the Alps, where the first monastic cell (Cella Maximiliana) was founded at present-day Bischofshofen about 711. Rupert reportedly died on Easter Sunday around 710. According to other sources, he returned to his hometown of Worms, where he died in 717. His mortal remains were transferred to Salzburg Cathedral by Bishop Vergilius on 24 September 774. Veneration Rupert's life and mission work is documented in medieval chronicles such as the Conversio Bagoariorum et Carantanorum. In accordance with Christian tradition, St. Rupert's feast day is celebrated by the Eastern Orthodox Church on the anniversary of his death, March 27 (March 28 according to the Lutheran Calendar of Saints). In Austria, it is September 24, commemorating the translation of his relics to Salzburg Cathedral. Rupertitag or Rupertikirtag is also a public holiday in the state of Salzburg, associated with popular Volksfest events. Rupert is the patron saint of the state of Salzburg, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg (together with his successor Vergilius), and of the adjacent Bavarian Rupertiwinkel region. He is also known as the "Apostle of the Bavarians" and is patron of several settlements, such as Sankt Ruprecht in Styria and Šentrupert in Slovenia, and of numerous church buildings. Gallery See also Saint Rupert of Salzburg, patron saint archive Notes References Sources ; Endnotes: Bibliotheca hagiographica Latina, (Brussels, 1899), n. 7390-7403 W. Levison, “Die älteste Lebensbeschreibung Ruperts von Salzburg” in Neues Archiv für ältere deutsche Geschichtskunde, xxviii. 283 seq. Hauck, Kirchengeschichte Deutschlands (3rd ed.), i. 372 seq. External links Lives of Sts. Robert (Rupert) and Erendruda 660 births 710 deaths Year of birth uncertain Clergy from Salzburg Medieval German saints Austrian Roman Catholic saints Colombanian saints Austrian Christian missionaries Christian missionaries in Austria 7th-century bishops in Bavaria 8th-century Frankish saints 8th-century bishops in Bavaria Baiuvarii City founders