Last Oct., my sister-in-law was staying with me for 3 months. During this time, we had a guest come stay with us. Her name is Meg Hunter-Kilmer and she was going to be speaking to our ladies group at church. With two days in our area, I knew I needed to take her to some cool places, so we set out to Domremy, France- the birthplace of Joan of Arc- and Bingen, Germany- where St. Hildegard is from.
In Domremy, we saw the Church that now stands where Joan of Arc was baptized. The original church isn't there anymore, but the baptism font where she was baptized is still there. We then saw her home. It is still standing exactly where it was then. The village was super small, with a cute little stream running through it. Then, above the village, on the hill, was a large basilica built in her honor. We took our time, making it really worth the long drive, but we could have seen everything in two hours or less.
Below is her home
Below is the church that stands where the previous church was.
The same baptismal font used on Joan of Arc
In the basilica
Beautiful rainbow near the Basilica as we were leaving.
With Bingen, we knew we wanted to go here, but did not have time to do research, so just drove there. Not the greatest plan. There was a museum in honor of St. Hildegard (a doctor of the Church!) but they only told us about her past, and things of that time. We then took the car ferry across the river to Rudeshiem and went up to the convent. Here we were able to look down on the village, with beautiful vineyards in between the convent and the village. They were gorgeous. We were able to see the Church, and the gift shop up there. We came down, headed back across the ferry, and went to the Basillica in Bingen. We thought it would have something to do with St. Hildegard, but it did not. We ended up back in Rudeshiem later in December for a great Christmas market.
In Bingen, looking across the river. You can see a castle on the hill.
This is looking across the river at Rudeshiem
This made us laugh. warning: Don't drive in to the river.
On the ferry crossing the river!
The beautiful vinegards, with the convent/Church in the background
The Church- I think this was created by St. Hildegard.
Up on the hill near the convent.
We loved this sign: This way to Jesus! :)
The Church
My sweet girl praying before Jesus.
The kids and me with a statue of St. Hildegard
These cute signs were all over the two villages, showing something that was part of the road of the Saint.
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