Living Light
St. Hildegard of Bingen gives credit to the Living Light for not only her theological visions, but for almost every decision she made as a magistra of her community. She…
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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…
Orbs in the Hildegard Haus
“And God said, ‘Let there be light!’ And there was light. God, the inextinguishable light that can be darkened by no one… The unfailing light flashed – unseen by humans……
Celestial Library
We have been blessed with a well stocked theological library in the lower level of our church building, including a growing number of books related to Hildegard. Hildegard was brilliant…
Church Social Hall the Biergarten
Community is integral to Benedictine spirituality. In addition to communal prayer, monks and nuns would gather multiple times a day for meals. In Hildegard’s small commentary on the Rule of…
St. Hildegard of Bingen Wooden Statue
“All trees have either heat or cold in them, in the same way that plants do” (105). Trees were essential to Hildegard’s writings, not only for the physical healing properties…
Overview of the Hildegard Haus Gardens
St. Hildegard was a polymath. In other words, her knowledge and skills spanned a variety of topics and disciplines. In addition to being a theologian, philosopher, musician, artist, leader, politician,…
Fennel Herb
Fennel is one of St. Hildegard’s prized herbs. In her work, Physica, she wrote: “Fennel has a mild heat and is of neither a dry nor cold nature… In whatever…
Lavender Herb
There are a handful of herbs which are indispensable to our gardens. Lavender is one of our cherished herbs. The entry in Hildegard’s work Physica is brief, however it is…
Yarrow Herb
St. Hildegard likely spent many hours of her life working in the monastery infirmary – first at the male Benedictine Monastery at Disibodenberg where she was tithed as a child,…