Hildegard von Bingen
Abbess, poetess and writer, botanist, visionary and diplomat, Hildegarde de
Bingen was also an important composer. Born in Bermersheim vor der Höhe near
Alzey in 1098 to noble parents, the tenth child of a noble family was destined
from birth to a religious life. Subjected to visions from the age of five, she
entered the Benedictine monastery of Disibodenberg in the diocese of Mainz,
where she received a Christian education from the anchorite Jutta of Spanheim.
After taking the veil at the age of 15, she succeeded Jutta and was elected
Benedictine abbess in 1136. In 1150, she fou...
Spiritus Sanctus VivificansHildegard von Bingen and Hildegardis
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O Vis AeternitatisKaroliina Kreintaal, Siim Mäesalu, Mariliis Kreintaal, Riivo Kallasmaa and Hildegard von Bingen
8:04
Alleluia O Virga MediatrixEnsemble la Sportelle, Hildegard von Bingen, Cyrille Métivier (contributor), Owain Park, Emilie Ruby, Marie-Josée Matar and Emmeran Rollin
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O Aeterne DeusBards in Exile, Hildegard von Bingen, Lucien Piccand and Lucius Barde
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