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The day after we posted of Hildegard von Bingens birth we now post of the anniversary of her death, for she died this day in 1179 at the grand age of 81 - with the average life-expectancy being somewhere between 30-40, this was a very great age. Many of Hildegards poems and writings are well-known and this short piece typifies her view of life: “Listen: there was once a king sitting on his throne. Around Him stood great and wonderfully beautiful columns ornamented with ivory, bearing the banners of the king with great honour. Then it pleased the king to raise a small feather from the ground, and he commanded it to fly. The feather flew, not because of anything in itself but because the air bore it along. Thus am I, a feather on the breath of God.” This wonderful antiphon, that includes the `Magnificat, is beautifully sung by the excellent Anonymous 4. youtu.be/KAYemzh0ygM
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 11:52:00 +0000

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