Hildegard Haus Tour

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…

St. Hildegard Bronze Door Plates

Church, Foyer

Church doors are highly symbolic and are often blessed when a church building is dedicated, rededicated, or when it reaches a significant milestone (for example, an anniversary). The doors represent…

St. Benedict in the Hildegard Haus

Church, Foyer, Sanctuary

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…

Hildegard and Volmar

Church, Foyer, Scivias

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…

Feather on the Breath of God

Church, Foyer, Gardens, Sanctuary

One of the most common images associated with St. Hildegard of Bingen is a feather. She used the image of a feather in a number of places in her writings,…

St. Hildegard of Bingen Wooden Statue

Foyer, Gardens

“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…

Hildegard Haus Icon Collection – COMING SOON TO THIS AUDIO TOUR

Anchorage, Church, Foyer

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.

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German Wood Drawing of Bingen