Saint of the Day
September 17
Hildegard of Bingen
Feast Day: September 17
Patron of: Natural sciences, herbalism, writers, composers, visionaries, Rhineland
Visionary Benedictine abbess whose mysticism, science, and music shaped medieval thought.
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Robert Bellarmine
Feast Day: September 17
Patron of: Catechists, canon lawyers, theologians, catechism students
Brilliant Jesuit cardinal whose theological works defended Catholic doctrine.
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