HILDEGARD OF BINGEN Woman chosen of GOD GOD

Hildegard of Bengen Born – 1098 Nahe, Germany Born – 1098 Nahe, Germany Parents - Hildebert & Mechthilde a free noble family, Parents - Hildebert & Mechthilde a free noble family, the Tenth Child at birth, Her parents offered her as tithe to the Church. the Tenth Child at birth, Her parents offered her as tithe to the Church. Hildegard was placed in the care of Jutta the daughter of Count Stephan II of Sponheim at the age of eight. Hildegard was placed in the care of Jutta the daughter of Count Stephan II of Sponheim at the age of eight. Died – Sept. 17, 1179 Died – Sept. 17, 1179Wikipedia.org

She Begin experiencing Mystical visions as a child. She Begin experiencing Mystical visions as a child. Hildegard and Jutta was ensclosed together in 1112 at Disibodenberg Hildegard and Jutta was ensclosed together in 1112 at Disibodenberg

Mystical and worldly, she was deeply immersed in religious life Yet also involved in political and cultural affairs Sibyl of the Rhine

She was also called Mother Superior and/or Prioress. In 1136, She became Abbess and founded her own Convent at Rupe rtsberg near Bingen. She was also called Mother Superior and/or Prioress. In 1136, She became Abbess and founded her own Convent at Rupe rtsberg near Bingen.

Hildegard of Bingen and the Living Light Bingen " But sometimes I see within this light another light which I call the Living Light itself... "And when I look upon it every sadness and pain is erased from my memory, so that I am once more as a simple maid and not as an old woman.“

ARMCHAIR TRAVEL ARMCHAIR TRAVEL Monday, December 24, 2007 Monday, December 24, 2007 Hildegard of Bingen and the Living Light Hildegard of Bingen and the Living LightBingen In his book Walking to Canterbury, mentioned in the last entry, Tony Ellis mixes a lot of interesting information about the Middle Ages in with his account of his walk from London to Canterbury to the shrine of the martyr Thomas Becket. In his discussion of "The Nun's Tale" in Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," Ellis cites a passage from the writings of Hildegard of Bingen, the abbess of Disibodengerg, who actually corresponded with Becket, as well as numerous other historical figures including Pope Eugenius and Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. In his book Walking to Canterbury, mentioned in the last entry, Tony Ellis mixes a lot of interesting information about the Middle Ages in with his account of his walk from London to Canterbury to the shrine of the martyr Thomas Becket. In his discussion of "The Nun's Tale" in Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," Ellis cites a passage from the writings of Hildegard of Bingen, the abbess of Disibodengerg, who actually corresponded with Becket, as well as numerous other historical figures including Pope Eugenius and Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.

She was a pretty gutsy person, it seems, because she told the legendary Barbarossa, "Take care that the Highest King does not strike you down because of the blindness which prevents you from governing justly. See that God does not withdraw his grace from you." When I read this passage, written by Hildegard in her old age, I knew exactly what she was talking about, because I saw the same light once in a dream: She was a pretty gutsy person, it seems, because she told the legendary Barbarossa, "Take care that the Highest King does not strike you down because of the blindness which prevents you from governing justly. See that God does not withdraw his grace from you." When I read this passage, written by Hildegard in her old age, I knew exactly what she was talking about, because I saw the same light once in a dream: "From my infancy up to the present time, when I am more than seventy years of age, I have always seen this light in my spirit... The light which I see... is more brilliant than the sun, and I name it the cloud of living light. "And as the sun, moon, and stars are reflected in the water, so the scripture and sermons, and virtues, and works of men shine in it before me... "But sometimes I see within this light another light which I call the Living Light itself... "And when I look upon it every sadness and pain is erased from my memory, so that I am once more as a simple maid and not as an old woman." "From my infancy up to the present time, when I am more than seventy years of age, I have always seen this light in my spirit... The light which I see... is more brilliant than the sun, and I name it the cloud of living light. "And as the sun, moon, and stars are reflected in the water, so the scripture and sermons, and virtues, and works of men shine in it before me... "But sometimes I see within this light another light which I call the Living Light itself... "And when I look upon it every sadness and pain is erased from my memory, so that I am once more as a simple maid and not as an old woman."

Hildegard determines to move here community from Disibodenberg to Repertsberg near Bingen centres of Hildegard's life and work monasteries in contact with Hildegard first preaching tour (1158) second preaching tour (1160) third preaching tour (1161) fourth preaching tour (1170) centres of Hildegard's life and work monasteries in contact with Hildegard first preaching tour (1158) second preaching tour (1160) third preaching tour (1161) fourth preaching tour (1170)

In 1150, Hildegard founded a second convent for her nuns at Eibingen

Hildegard ill embarks on her 1 st preaching tour along the river main including bamberg. centres of Hildegard's life and work monasteries in contact with Hildegard first preaching tour (1158) second preaching tour (1160) third preaching tour (1161) fourth preaching tour (1170) centres of Hildegard's life and work monasteries in contact with Hildegard first preaching tour (1158) second preaching tour (1160) third preaching tour (1161) fourth preaching tour (1170)

Works of Hildegard Universal Man The Universe

Composer It was not until she was in her Forties that her Revelations in Christianity made Her turn to Composing. It was not until she was in her Forties that her Revelations in Christianity made Her turn to Composing.

More works of Hildegard She was a woman of many gifts Nun, Medieval Prophet, Healer, composer, Writer, music. known as the Sibyl of the Rhine, Hildegard was a women second to none in her day and time. Motherhood from the spirit and the water Trinity in the Unity

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