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Hildegard von Bingen, OSB, (1098–1179), also known as Saint Hildegard and Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German Benedictine abbess, teacher, writer, healer, composer, philosopher, natural science cataloguer, visionary, and Christian mystic of the High Middle Ages. She is one of the best-known and most-recorded composers of sacred monophony (a single sung melody) written for female choirs. She has been recognized as a saint for centuries for her original teachings.

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The Medieval Prophetess Who Used Her Visions to Criticize the Church

Hildegard of Bingen fought the patriarchy from her cloister.

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A Multitasking Nun in Medieval Germany

It portrays Hildegard as a passionate humanitarian and a lover of nature who is shocked and disgusted by the mortification of the flesh through rituals like self-flagellation and extreme fasting. - Stephen Holden

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A 12th-Century Abbess and Her Songs of Female Imagery

her works are being re-examined for the light they shed on sexual differences in art and religion.

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8 Reasons Why Hildegard Matters Now

But what relevance does Hildegard have for a wider secular audience today? Why Hildegard and why now? - Howard Norman

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An Introduction to Christian Mysticism

Jesus of Nazareth walked the earth more than 2,000 years ago, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, yet we need look no further than the two billion-plus Christians in the world today to see that his life and message still exert tremendous influence.

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Seeing with Mystic Vision

Today we remember and honor one of the great mystics of the Church, Hildegard of Bingen. Mystics are those who have been gifted with an extraordinary ability to see. They often see and perceive things others do not or cannot see.

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Hildegard of Bingen: The Nun Who Loved the Earth

The earth sustains humanity. It must not be injured; it must not be destroyed. —Hildegard of Bingen

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Hildegard Defies Time and the Devil

Though never formally canonized, Hildegard has achieved an eccentric sort of sainthood, having been adopted as an icon by partisans of such renegade causes as Creation Spirituality and feminism. - Cori Ellison

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