Hildegard of Bingen
1098–1179 · Bermersheim vor der Höhe
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Hildegard of Bingen, also known as the Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German Benedictine abbess and polymath active as a writer, composer, philosopher, mystic, visionary, and as a medic
Biography
Hildegard of Bingen, also known as the Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German Benedictine abbess and polymath active as a writer, composer, philosopher, mystic, visionary, and as a medical writer and practitioner of the Catholic Church during the High Middle Ages. She is one of the best-known composers of sacred monophony, as well as the most recorded in modern history. A number of scholars have considered her to be the founder of scientific natural history in Germany.
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Teachers
Jutta von Sponheim
Teacher
Bibliography
- Unknown Language2020 · Ignota Books
- Book of Divine Works2018 · Catholic University of America Press
- Hildegard's Healing Plants2001 · Beacon Press
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