Hildegard of bingen 1098september 17, 1179 was a medieval mystic and visionary and abbess of bingen s benedictine community. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. Hildegard of bingen, mystic, writer, composer, saint. The feminine voice of god invites you to meet hildegard of bingen, a 12th century prophet, feminist and reformer who. Jutta, a woman recluse, and sister of count meginhard of spanheim, took over her education at an early age, and raise her at the st. Hildegardis bingensis 1098 17 september 1179, also known as saint hildegard and sibyl of the rhine, was a german benedictine abbess, writer, composer, philosopher, christian mystic, visionary, and polymath. But over the course of her long and varied life, she emerged from the walls to embrace the world.
The life of hildegard of bingen by gottfried of disibodenberg and theodoric of echternach. Hildegard of bingen center for action and contemplation. The gift of light uli kontu soprano, uli kontu dulcimer. She was sickly, and when she was eight her parents sent her to the church under the care of a popular and cheerful anchorite named jutta, the sister of count meinhard of sponheim, whom hildegard s father once served as a knight. Hildegard, wife of charlemagne, second wife of charlemagne. She was an abbess who is well known for her literary works and her songs. Numbers of aspirants flocked to the community and she decided to go to another locality, impelled also, as she says, by a divine command. This is a four part dvd setone part dramatic vignette of a few scenes from hildegard s life very well acted, one part interviews with scholars of hildegard, one part interpretations of her artwork in a classroom setting, and one part performance of her ordo virtutem.
While it is always a challenge to winnow her accomplishments down to a shortlist, there are a handful of hildegard of bingen writings that are worth highlighting. Hildegard of bingen simple english wikipedia, the free. Companion volume to hildegard of bingen s medicine, a collection of remedies for physical ailments 30,000 sold. Unlike many, hildegard achieved a degree of recognition in her own times, and even more unusually left a significant body of work in thought. Part of what makes hildegard of bingen so unique is how she touches people in different ways through her contributions. This book explores the extraordinary life and work of hildegard of bingen, the 12th century abbess and prophet whose interests ranged from music to theology to zoology to medicine. The aristotelian revolution 750 bc ad 1250, william b. Hildegard, the first composer whose biography is known, was one of the most remarkable and forceful individuals in medieval europe. She wrote theological, botanical and medicinal texts, as well as letters, liturgical songs and poems.
Eerdmans publishing company, grand rapids michigan 19851997. Bingensis september 16, 1098 september 17, 1179 was a german magistra, monastic leader, mystic, author, and composer of music. She chose rupertsberg near bingen on the left bank of the rhine, about fifteen miles from disenberg. The visions of hildegard in oliver sackss the man who mistook his wife for a hat. Students ciara cheli 20, kisha james 21, and genevieve welch 22 performing with cappella clausura in the ordo virtutum during this residency, which is connected with musicreligion 224 hildegard of bingen, an interdisciplinary course offered this semester for the eighth time by professors sharon elkins and claire fontijn. Quarantine feels arcane, partly because modern medical advancements elevate us beyond the widespread fear of sickness. She was also a prolific composer and the author of several books on spirituality, visions, medicine, health and nutrition, nature. Nearly 300 years before leonardo da vinci, there was st. She wrote theological, botanical and medicinal texts, as well as. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. She was literally walled up in a tiny convent, completely cut off from the outside world. She is one of the bestknown composers of sacred monophony, as well as the mostrecorded in modern history.
A companion to hildegard of bingen religion and belief fiction. With hildegard of bingen being recently canonised and being raised to a doctor of the church by pope benedict xvi i felt that i needed to fill a niche in my knowledge about her life having read most of her major works scivias, physica, liber vita meritorum etc. She is now popular in natural healing circles, in medieval and womens studies, and among those interested in investing the everyday with the spiritual. Hildegard of bingen s illumination for god, cosmos, and humanity in scivias, her book of religious visions.
When jutta died in 16, hildegard was elected head of the small convent at disibodenberg. She is considered to be the founder of scientific natural history in germany. Founded by hildegard of bingen in 1165, it was dissolved in 1804, but restored, with new buildings, in. What some now call creation spirituality, deep salvation, or the holistic gospel was voiced long ago by the desert fathers and mothers, some eastern fathers, in continue reading hildegard of bingen. She also wrote about medical and scientific things, and wrote letters to many important politicians. Sequentias groundbreaking recordings of the music of abbess hildegard of bingen 10981179 were revelatory in the early 1980s. The acclaimed earlymusic group ensemble galilei joins host neal conan. Hildegard was born into a family of nobles in the service of the counts of. A chant in its original form by hildegard of bingen 10981179, sung by norma gentile. Featuring firstrate musicmaking backed by the highest level of contemporary scholarship, these albums offered a rich view into the music, thought, and culture of the middle ages heretofore unimagined. Hildegard of bingen osb also known as saint hildegard and the sibyl of the rhine, was a. On september 16, 1098, hildegard of bingen was the tenth child born into a noble family in the service of the counts of sponheim.
Week 1 hildegard of bingen wednesday, september 27, 2017 throughout the ages, the mystics have kept alive the awareness of our union with god and thus with everything. Hildegard, daughter of louis or matilda, daughter of emperor louis the pious and ermengarde of hesbaye. Hildegard of bingen was born in 1098, to a family of minor german nobility. These essayswritten specifically for this volumeapproach hildegard from a variety of perspectives including gender theory, musicology, art history, the history of science, and comparative studies. Leadersusers guide to the video program hildegard of bingen. Jutta died in 16, and hildegard was appointed superior. A 12thcentury mystic, visionary, and healer, hildegard of bingen recognized what the holistic health movement has only recently restored to our consciousness. Saint hildegard of bingen and the relationship between man and woman sister prudence allen, rsm the following is taken from the book by the author. She founded her own convents and traveled across europe on preaching tours. The man who mistook his wife for a hat part 3, chapter 20.
In 16, upon juttas death, hildegard was unanimously elected by her fellow nuns as magistra, which is the latin word for a female teacher or mistress. Italy to other benedictine communities throughout europe. A companion to hildegard of bingen free ebook download as pdf file. Hildegard of bingen 1098 1179 was a german renaissance writer, composer, philosopher.
Here she had the opportunity to study and work and later to write several treatises on different subjects ranging from medicine to cosmology. The creation with the universe and the cosmic man, from revelations date. Nine hundred years ago, the young hildegard of bingen was given by her parents to the catholic church. Numbers of aspirants flocked to the community and she decided to go to another locality, impelled also, as she says, by a divine command she chose rupertsberg near bingen on the left bank of the rhine, about fifteen miles from disenberg. Before purchasing this dvd, i recommend reading a biography of hildegard. Life and music during her life she was a leading light of the medieval intelligentsia and one of the most influential women in europe. Disibod abbey on the diessenberg, of which hildegard herself become abbess in. As the tenth child, she was dedicated to the church, and sent to an anchoress, jutta, for education. A visionary life drawing on contemporary sources, the text unfolds hildegard s life from the time of her entrance into an anchoresss cellwhere a woman would remain in pious isolationto her death as a famed visionary and writer, abbess and confidante of.
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