Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen, also known as Saint Hildegard,

was a renowned German Benedictine abbess, writer,

philosopher, composer, and visionary, widely regarded

as the founder of scientific natural history in Germany.

Her fellow nuns elected her as the magistra, and she

founded the monastries of Rupertsberg and Eibingen.

Online resources

Online resources

Hildegard of Bingen A chapter from the book 'Eight Women Philosophers: Theory, Politics, and Feminism'. Duran, J. (2006). HILDEGARD OF BINGEN. In Eight Women Philosophers: Theory, Politics, and Feminism (pp. 21-48). Urbana; Chicago: University of Illinois Press. Retrieved July 7, 2020, from www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/j.ctt1xcn4h.6

Hildegard Von Bingen Background information on German educator Hildegard von Bingen is presented. Von Bingen is best known for working as a healer and a consultant for kings and bishops, and her music, written mostly during her later years, still survives. Information on Von Bingen's early life, education, and career development is reviewed. Quezzaire, P. (2017). Hildegard von Bingen. Hildegard von Bingen, 1–2.

Podcasts

In our time: Hildegard of Bingen Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss one of the most remarkable figures of the Middle Ages, Hildegard of Bingen. The abbess of a Benedictine convent, Hildegard experienced a series of mystical visions which she documented in her writings. She was an influential person in the religious world and much of her extensive correspondence with popes, monarchs and other important figures survives. Hildegard was also celebrated for her wide-ranging scholarship, which as well as theology covered the natural world, science and medicine. Officially recognised as a saint by the Catholic Church in 2012, Hildegard is also one of the earliest known composers. Since their rediscovery in recent decades her compositions have been widely recorded and performed. Bragg, M. (2014). In our time: Hildegard of Bingen. [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b047c312

Books in the library

This list is not exhaustive. It is a starting point. Check the Assessment shelf and the library catalogue for additional material.

Women in Church History by Joanne Turpin
Call Number: REL ST. WOM TUR
ISBN: 9780867167764
Publication Date: 2007
Dictionary of Christian Biography by Michael Walsh (Editor)
Call Number: REL DIC WAL
ISBN: 9780826479600
Publication Date: 2005

Videos

Page, C. (2015). Introducing Hildegard of Bingen.[YouTube]. Retrieved 7 July 2020, from https://youtu.be/3QWzTyN_GCU