Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen (German: Hildegard von Bingen; Latin: Hildegardis Bingensis; 1098 – 17 September 1179), also known as Blessed Hildegard, Saint Hildegard, and Sybil of the Rhine, was a Christian mystic, German Benedictine abbess, author, counselor, linguist, naturalist, scientist, philosopher, physician, herbalist, poet, channeller, visionary, composer, and polymath. Elected a magistra by her fellow nuns in 1136, she founded the monasteries of... more

Date of birth:

  • Sep 16, 1098

Date of death:

  • Sep 17, 1179 (age 81 years)

Place of birth:

Also known as:

  • Hildegard von Bingen,
  • Hildegard af Bingen,
  • Hildegard of Bingen : A feather on the breath of God,
  • Hildegard von Binden,
  • Von Bingen, Hildegard (1098-11,
  • Hildegard Van Bingen,
  • Hildegard von Bingen: The Fire of the Spirit
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