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now officially a saint [posted 14 May 2012] Although the mystic
Hildegard von Bingen - who was a composer and had many other
talents - had always been revered by many, she was never
officially pronounced a Saint in the Catholic Church. On 10 May
2012, however, pope Benedict XVI inscribed her in the catalog of
saints. Thus he extended the liturgical cult of St. Hildegard of
Bingen (1089-1179) to the universal Church. Her feast will be
celebrated on 17 September, the day of her death, as is common
with all saints. The mainn reason for her becoming is saint is
that she has been, and still is, an exceptional example of
faith. Hildegard von Bingen collected her visions into three
books: the first and most important Scivias ("Know the Way")
completed in 1151, Liber vitae meritorum ("Book of Life’s
Merits") and De operatione Dei ("Of God’s Activities") also
known as Liber divinorum operum ("B