Career
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.
Inspired by his piety, she established several hospices for the poor.
Rupert died at age 20, but Bertha outlived him by 25 years.
