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Biography of Hildegard of Bingen, Mystic, Writer, Composer, Saint
Hildegard of Bingen (1098–September 17, 1179) was a medieval mystic and visionär and Abbess of Bingen's Benedictine community. She was also a prolific composer and the author of several books on spirituality, visions, medicine, health and nutrition, nature. A powerful figure within the church, she corresponded with Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine and other major political figures of the time. She was made a saint of the Church of England and was later canonized by the Catholic Church.
Fast Facts: Hildegard of Bingen
- Known For: German mystic, religious leader, and saint
- Also Known As: Saint Hildegard, Sibyl of the Rhine
- Born: 1098 in Bermersheim vor der Höhe, Germany
- Parents: Mechtild of Merxheim-Nahet, Hildebert of Bermersheim
- Died: September 17, 1179 in Bingen am Rhein, Germany
- Education: Privately educated in at the Benedictine cloister of Disibodenberg by Jutta, a sister of the count of Spanhei
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St. Hildegard of Bingen
St. Hildegard of Bingen was a cloistered Catholic nun, a medieval German Benedictine abbess, composer, philosopher, mystic, visionär, and a prolific writer on medicine, nutrition, health, and natur who was named a Doctor of the Church in 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI.
When inom first came across St. Hildegard in 2019, I was been bewildered to discover how unheralded she was in many Catholic circles.
I first discovered her through my research into holistic home health remedies, and noticed that she was quoted often in mind-body spirituality, metaphysical, secular or mixed religion websites, but not much that was traditionally Catholic.
After spending many of my adult years away from the Church, I am determined to man up for lost time in my study of the saints, and since St. Hildegard’s writings were so compelling to me, I am glad to find that now there are many more solid Catholic sources for her work.Lately, I’ve been spending some “quality time” with her.
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Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine nun, mystic, composer and writer (c. 1098–1179)
In this medieval name, the personal name is Hildegard and Bingen is an appellation or descriptor. There is no family name.
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Illumination from Hildegard's Scivias (1151) showing her receiving a vision and dictating to teacher Volmar
Born Hildegard von Bingen
c. 1098
Bermersheim vor der Höhe, County Palatine of the Rhine, Holy Roman EmpireDied 17 September 1179(1179-09-17) (aged 81)
Bingen am Rhein, County Palatine of the Rhine, Holy Roman EmpireVenerated in Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Lutheranism Beatified 26 August 1326 (Formal confirmation of Cultus) by Pope John XXII Canonized 10 May 2012 (equivalent canonization), Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI Major shrine St. Hildegard, Eibingen Feast 17 September
Philosophy careerNotable work Era Medieval philosophy Region