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I am interested if anyone knows anything about Bl. Hildegard von Bingen. She has many amazing things credited to her but it also seems to me that she has been “hi-jacked" by the new age movement.
If she is declared a Blessed (but not a Saint) would there be any reason not to have devotion to this lady and read her books? Are their many Blesseds that never make it to Saint status? Is their an official Vatican spot to determine her status?
Thanks for all of your help!
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St.Hildegard lived in the twelfth century before the canonisation process had been formalised. As far as I am aware she has always been considered a saint. Whatever her formal status - saint or blessed - she is certainly considered deserving of devotion. Her feast day is included in liturgical calendars which is a mark of official status.
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As of today she is really official!
In another thread last December Jenn mentioned:
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Speaking of Hildegard, Rome Reports says she is going to be officially canonized and made a doctor of the Church! |
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Long revered but never formally canonized, Hildegard of Bingen officially added to Church's catalogue of saints Thursday.
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| The Holy Father today received in audience Cardinal Angelo Amato S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. During the audience he extended the liturgical cult of St. Hildegard of Bingen (1089-1179) to the universal Church, inscribing her in the catalogue of saints. |
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You can also see other decrees of causes promulgated in this audience.
Here are several threads where we have discussed St. Hildegard in the past.
DVD Vision: Hildegard Von bingen?
July Composer: St. Hildegard von B
Just wanted to put our resources together in a thread in Domestic Church, since they were scattered around the board. 
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with you, Betsy!
Here is part of a post from Fr. Z. on the topic:
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Now it is necessary to read and study more about St. Hildegard, a truly fascinating woman and saint, so we can dispel the feminist twaddle with which her name and writings have been stained.
The extension of her cult – and when we say “cult” in a Catholic context like this, we mean the veneration saints are given, especially at the altar during liturgical worship of God – to the whole Church may puzzle some people. She was, after all, known as a “Saint” already. The cult of Blesseds is usually only local, unless by special permissions the cult of a Blessed is extended elsewhere. Saints are usually venerated liturgically by the whole Church. The cults of saints, their liturgical commemoration, come and go according to the times. There are many saints who are recalled when the Roman Martyrology is used as a liturgical book (for it is a liturgical book). Only a limited number of saints are placed on the Church’s universal calendar in such a way that we commemorate them during Holy Mass and in the Office. Hildegard’s cause goes back to the earliest times of a formal process for canonization. Her cause wasn’t ever formally completed. Nevertheless, down through the centuries she has been known as a saint, her writings and contributions have been esteemed, there is a popular cult around her person. Therefore, the Supreme Pontiff decided to end the ambiguity of her status and has caused her to “be inscribed in the album of the saints” as the phrase usually puts it. And he has also extended her liturgical cult to the whole Church. |
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Uuugh, realized I "missed" her first offical feast day as a declared saint...  So anyone make special note of it this year?
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I missed it too! 
However I was coming to add this article from Crisis Mag for all to enjoy.
St. Hildegard of Bingen: A Visionary for All Time
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Another article by National Catholic Register
Newest Doctor of the Church: Her visions, Her Writings and her secret Language
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Tea at Trianon has a review of a new book that's out....Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard von Bingen.
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