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Sep 13, 2024 · St. Hildegard (born 1098, Böckelheim, West Franconia [Germany]—died September 17, 1179, Rupertsberg, near Bingen; canonized May 10, 2012; feast day September 17) was a German abbess, visionary mystic, and composer.
Sep 16, 2024 · Here are six things every Catholic should know about the incredible Saint Hildegard of Bingen, followed by a special prayer for her intercession: Caroline Perkins, ChurchPOP 1. Born in Germany, Saint Hildegard of Bingen was a 12th-century visionary and mystic. 2. She experienced divine visions from God throughout her life. 3.
Sep 17, 2024 · Saint Hildegard of Bingen was born to parents of lower nobility in the village of Bermersheim vor der Höhe, within the Duchy of Franconia, modern-day Germany. Her father was in the service of Count Stephan II of Sponheim, a powerful member of the upper nobility.
Sep 17, 2024 · Her music, like her other writings, was in praise of God and his saints. What makes Hildegard von Bingen a person of interest is not so much the apparent mysticism but the pure beauty and luminosity of her compositions. Amongst her surviving output are morality plays and some 77 liturgical chants.
2 days ago · When I first read about St. Hildegard of Bingen, the most recently named female Doctor of the Church, I felt almost as if I had slipped into a fairy tale. Her very name evokes poetry, and her life does not quite seem real.
Sep 17, 2024 · Saint Hildegard of Bingen lived 81 years, from 1098 to 1179, quite a long life for that point in history. Her life was not only long, but very productive, and her life story is nothing short of amazing.
Sep 16, 2024 · Hildegard of Bingen was a mystic born in 1098 who had visions from God which were verified by Pope Eugenius during her lifetime. Her visions were written down in her first and most famous work Scivias which she did not write, but merely wrote down what the Lord told to her during these visions.
Sep 17, 2024 · Saint Hildegard of Bingen, often referred to as the “Sybil of the Rhine,” was an extraordinary figure in the Middle Ages. Born in 1098 into a noble and affluent family at Bermersheim, Alzey, she displayed brilliance in numerous fields during a time when women seldom gained prominence or respect.
Sep 17, 2024 · Died: September 17, 1179, Bingen am Rhein, Germany; Dr. Matthew Bunson and Kris McGregor discuss St. Hildegard of Bingen, one of the newer Doctors of the Church, declared so by Pope Benedict XVI. They explore her remarkable life, her profound mysticism, obedience to the Church, and contributions to theology, medicine, and music.
Sep 22, 2024 · Hildegard was a mystic, poet, dramatist, doctor, and scientist. She is also one of the first identifiable Western composers in history, and has the most surviving compositions of any composer from the Middle Ages; and one of the few who wrote both lyrics and music.
