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Saint Bertha of Bingen (German: Heilige Berta died ca. 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 three hundred years later. Bertha and Rupert share a feast day on May 15.She was a Christian descendent of the dukes of Lorraine and had considerable property along the Rhine and Nahe Rivers. She married a pagan who died soon after the birth of their son Rupert.