HSTAM 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Hildegard Of Bingen, Disibodenberg, Scivias
15 May 2017
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Female mystic (visionary), german abbess, medieval writer, preacher: wrote on theology, music, drama, natural science. Grew up in mainz; had visions starting at age of 5. Volmar of disibodenberg monk who becomes friend to hildegard: jutta"s cell like a convent attached to the disibodenberg monastery. When jutta dies, hildegard becomes leader of the cell (convent) Works: scivias (sci vias domini) know the ways of the lord, physica (natural history, causae et curae (causes and cures, liber vitae meritorum (book of life"s merits, liber divinorum operum (book of divine works) Her visions give hildegard a lot of authority. 1158-1170 goes on preaching tours: visit different monasteries and convents, then address monks + nuns, one tour in particular involved public preaching in german cities. Writes vitae (hagiographies) for saints rupert and disibod. Effects miraculous cures for people who come w illnesses: exorcist.
