Feast day: September 17

Saint Hildegarda de Bingen

A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on September 17.

  • Feast day: September 17
  • Life and era: Birth recorded in source: El 1098 en bermersheim
  • Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
  • Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
  • Often asked for: commemoration

Why the Church honors Saint Hildegarda de Bingen

Saint Hildegarda de Bingen is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for September 17.

Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Hildegarda de Bingen

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Biography and witness

Saint Hildegarda de Bingen appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on September 17.

Original martyrology note

En el monasterio de monte San Ruperto (hoy Rupertsberg), cerca de Bingen, en Hesse, santa Hildegardis (Hildegard, Hildegarda o Hilda), virgen, que expuso y describió piadosamente en libros sus conocimientos experimentales, tanto sobre ciencias naturales, médicas y musicales, como de contemplación mística.

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Short prayer

Saint Hildegarda de Bingen, pray for me.

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