Star Memorial Stones
In the front yard of the church, we have a space designated for personalized stone stars made by members of our community. Each star is as unique as the member…
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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,…
The Rupertsberg
Our building is a modern expression of the chapel that once existed in Rupertsberg, Germany (outside the walls of Bingen). You can see here a photo of a computer-generated image…
Overview St. Hildegard’s Visions
Among her many charisms, St. Hildegard was a visionary. She had multiple encounters with the Living Light from the time she was a child up through her last year of…
Pilgrims on the Hildegard Trail
A pilgrimage is a journey one takes, literally and/or spiritually, to a holy place with the intention of growing in one’s relationship with God. Many women and men from around…
Wooden Cross
The symbol of the Cross is central to Christianity. It was also central to Hildegard’s spirituality. Her writings (including those focused on theology, music, herbal remedies, and even many of…
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,…