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'''Saint Hildegard von Bingen''' was a 12th century abbess of Rupertsberg. Her conlang, [[Lingua Ignota]] is one of the earliest known existing [[conlang]]s. She is thus also one of the very first known [[conlanger]]s. She was canonized by the Catholic church on 10 May 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. | [[Image:Saint Hildegard.jpg|250px|thumb]] '''Saint Hildegard von Bingen''' was a 12th century abbess of Rupertsberg. Her conlang, [[Lingua Ignota]] is one of the earliest known existing [[conlang]]s. She is thus also one of the very first known [[conlanger]]s. She was canonized by the Catholic church on 10 May 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. | ||
Her feast day, 17 September, is recognised among some conlangers as being a conlanging holiday. Following [http://library.conlang.org/blog/?p=381 a proposal by the Conlanging Librarian in 2010], it is not uncommon in the community to be wished a happy St. Hildegard's day. | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:17, 15 February 2018
Saint Hildegard von Bingen was a 12th century abbess of Rupertsberg. Her conlang, Lingua Ignota is one of the earliest known existing conlangs. She is thus also one of the very first known conlangers. She was canonized by the Catholic church on 10 May 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI.
Her feast day, 17 September, is recognised among some conlangers as being a conlanging holiday. Following a proposal by the Conlanging Librarian in 2010, it is not uncommon in the community to be wished a happy St. Hildegard's day.
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