Hildegard of Bingen
Britishnoun
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Easier to do, one researcher joked, if, like the writer, composer, philosopher and mystic Hildegard of Bingen, you became a nun.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2019
They trace their history to the 12th century, when the Benedictine nun Hildegard of Bingen created a “lingua ignota” for divine communication.
From Washington Post ● May 16, 2019
The first composer in the Western canon whose name we know and whose voice continues to exert considerable contemporary resonance was a woman — the 12th century Benedictine abbess Hildegard of Bingen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2017
Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a 12th century abbess, philosopher and polymath, became the fourth woman to hold the title.
From Reuters ● Oct. 7, 2012
Wasn’t the great Hildegard of Bingen a woman?
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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