Sanctuary Icon of St. Hildegard of Bingen
St. Hildegard of Bingen is our patron saint. It is most appropriate that this icon of our patron is prominently displayed in our sanctuary. The building was founded originally as…
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St. Benedict in the Hildegard Haus
Hildegard lived her life under the rule of St. Benedict, a sixth century Italian monastic leader (480-547). Benedict created his rule of life focused on humility, prayer, and service. The…
Sanctuary Window
This church was built in 1926 as a Byzantine Catholic Church. As would be expected in an Eastern Rite church, the sanctuary faces the east. It is on this eastern…
The Tabernacle
I am the Vine, you are the branches. If you remain in me, and I in you, you will bear much fruit (John 15). This image of the vine and branches…
Fallen Stars Sanctuary Wall
The vision of the Fallen Stars is an image some find confusing on a sanctuary wall. It tells the story of the fall of Lucifer, the once brightest and most…
Choirs of Angels
Throughout the Hildegard Haus, several of Hildegard’s visions are on display. One of her most recognizable pieces is of the Choirs of Angels. Using material found in the scriptures and…
Christ the Redeemer
Hanging on the south side wall of our sanctuary is a large framed image of St. Hildegard’s vision, Christ the Redeemer. We also have two smaller framed prints of this…
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…
The Cosmic Egg
The inspiration for St. Hildegard’s vision of the Cosmic Egg came from an encounter with what she described as the Living Light. The following description is an excerpt from her…
Trinity in Unity
This image of the Trinity in Unity from the Book of Scivias is one of the briefest of her visionary works and yet is one of the most profound. There…