La Iglesia Católica acaba de reconocer a Hildegard von
Bingen como “Doctora de la Iglesia Universal”, uniéndose así a
Catalina de Siena, Teresa de Ávila, y Teresa de Lisieux. En total son 33 los
“Doctores de la Iglesia Universal”. Aquí se explican los criterios seguidos para adjudicar este reconocimiento.
Como información sobre Hildegard de Bingen adjunto el
artículo de la periodista italiana Lucetta Scaraffi.
A great intellectual
A great intellectual
(...) She was a
majestic and complex figure in the troubled 12th century, where her wise and
prophetic presence played a very important role, one unprecedented for a woman.
Nun, Abbess, and Foundress of two new monasteries ( Monasterio de Rupertsberg ) which she directed with a
firm hand. Beginning in her mystic childhood experiences, she had the courage
to make her prophetic visions known publicly — writing to the Emperor FrederickBarbarossa, "You act like a child". She was also courageous enough to
write books on mysticism and theology, medical texts as well as analyses of
natural phenomena, of the universe and of the human being, proposing new solutions
and unprecedented insights.
Certain of being the bearer of the divine message, she dedicated herself to
preaching, travelling around Germany, and even speaking in churches. She urged
the Popes to reform, harshly criticizing them and explaining that the Holy
Spirit spoke through her, a woman, because the Church, led by men, had betrayed
in many ways her nature and her mission.
In her prophetic vision, human and divine reality were united in the same
reality secured by love. She saw and described God as a "living
light", a light that is also part of the human person: she described
herself as "shadow of the living light". It is not surprising then
that feminist history and theology have devoted much effort to rediscovering
this figure.
Hildegard was also a good composer of sacred music, and CDs of her music
are to be found in bookshops around the world and not just religious ones. The
mystic of the Rhine proves that within Christian culture it was possible for a
woman — obviously exceptional — to produce high quality culture and to make
herself heard by those in power. Benedict XVI in his reflections on female
figures of the Middle Ages dedicated two speeches to Hildegard and, referring
to her, said that "theology too can receive a special contribution from
women because they are able to talk about God and the mysteries of faith using
their own particular intelligence and sensitivity". The equivalent canonization stands as proof of the importance that the Pope gives to this
woman who combined mystical qualities with the true and proper intellectual
characteristics of her time. She was so exceptional that in order to find
another of like stature, on the intellectual level — leaving aside the two
great Teresas: teachers of mysticism — we must look to another German Saint,
Edith Stein.
Ver también
http://www.hildegardiana.es/1vida.html
Ver también
http://www.hildegardiana.es/1vida.html
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