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Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine nun, mystic, composer and writer (c.
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1098–1179)
In this medieval name, the personal name is Hildegard and Bingen is an appellation or descriptor. There is no family name.
Saint Hildegard of Bingen OSB | |
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Illumination from Hildegard's Scivias (1151) showing her receiving a vision and dictating to teacher Volmar | |
Born | Hildegard von Bingen c. 1098 Bermersheim vor der Höhe, County Palatine of the Rhine, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 17 September 1179(1179-09-17) (aged 81) Bingen am Rhein, County Palatine of the Rhine, Holy Roman Empire |
Venerated in | Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Lutheranism |
Beatified | 26 August 1326 (Formal confirmation of Cultus) by Pope John XXII |
Canonized | 10 May 2012 (equivalent canonization), Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI |
Major shrine | St.
Hildegard, Eibingen |
Feast | 17 September |
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Era | Medieval philosophy |
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