Font of Living Water: the Baptistry
Our baptistry, like most churches in the Catholic tradition, contains a variety of symbols. Our baptismal font is a green glass bowl. Green (viriditas) is foundational to Hildegard’s theology. Next…
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Four Seasons
Throughout this long and complicated vision, the Living Light revealed to St. Hildegard the relationship between the heavens (macrocosm) and creation, including the human body (microcosm). This vision not only…
Gemstone Cabinet
In the Land of St. Hildegard in Germany, the pilgrimage walk begins in the town of Idar-Oberstein. Dr. Annette Esser, founder of the Scivias Institute in Bad Kreuznach, Germany is…
German Wood Drawing of Bingen
This piece in our “bier hall” is a new acquisition. Rev. Shanon Sterringer brought it back from Rupertsberg, Germany in September 2024 to celebrate our five-year anniversary. It was purchased…
Hildegard and Music – COMING SOON TO THIS AUDIO TOUR
Hildegard was a musician. She left over 72 hymns (mostly antiphons). She also wrote the first morality play, the Ordo Virtutum. More information forthcoming on how Hildegard’s music fits into…
Hildegard and Richardis
One of Hildegard’s most beloved nuns was a young woman placed in her care, Richardis von Stade. Richardis was with Hildegard at the Disibodenberg. She likely assisted in compiling Hildegard’s…
Hildegard and Volmar
This image of Hildegard and Volmar can be found in the introduction to her first written work, Scivias. It is sometimes referred to as a self portrait, assuming Hildegard personally…
Hildegard Haus Cornerstones
“The stone that the builder rejected, has become the cornerstone.” (Psalm 118: 22-23, Mark 12:10) This shrine of St. Hildegard is owned and operated by The Community of St. Hildegard,…
Hildegard Haus Icon Collection – COMING SOON TO THIS AUDIO TOUR
COMING SOON! Tour the Hildegard Haus Icon Collection! The Hildegard Haus contains a large collection of icons throughout the space. A detailed description of the icon collection is forthcoming.
Honey Bee Hive
In addition to the diverse gardens, it would have been customary for a medieval monastery to keep honeybees. We have a hive on the neighboring Hildegard Haus property. The bees…