Bavarian Bishopric (c. 543/698 – 798) Archbishopric of Salzburg

rupert of salzburg salt barrel, mediæval depiction

from 6th century onwards, northern parts of later archbishopric resettled germanic bavarii tribes, established among remaining romance population, while slavic tribes moved southern pongau , lungau parts. 696 saint rupert, bishop of worms in frankish austrasia , later called apostle of bavaria , carinthia, came region bavarian capital regensburg , laid foundations re-establishment of salzburg diocese. after erecting church @ nearby seekirchen discovered ruins of iuvavum overgrown brambles , remnants of romance population, had maintained christian traditions. former theory arrived in c. 543 during time of unsourced bavarian dukes appears less worked during reign of agilolfing duke theodo ii (c. 680–717), when bavarian stem duchy came under frankish supremacy. in either case, not until after 700 christian civilisation re-emerged in region.

rupert established monastery dedicated saint peter @ site of late antique church in former iuvavum. st peter s abbey received large estates in flachgau (rupertiwinkel) , tennengau regions hands of duke theodon ii, including several brine wells , salt evaporation ponds earned iuvavum german name salzburg. in 711 rupert founded cella maximiliana in pongau region, later town of bischofshofen. niece erentrude established bendictine nunnery @ nearby nonnberg 713. in 739 archbishop boniface, blessing of pope gregory iii, completed work of saint rupert , raised salzburg bishopric, placed under primatial see of archdiocese of mainz. st. vergilius, abbot of st. peter s since 749, had quarrelled st. boniface on existence of antipodes. nevertheless became bishop 767, had first cathedral erected in 774 , began valuable book liber confraternitatum (confraternity book of st. peter).