Hildegard of Bingen

British  

/ ˈbɪŋən, ˈhɪldəɡɑːd /

noun

1. Saint. 1098–1179, German abbess, poet, composer, and mystic

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Example Sentences

Adding another layer to that theory, German abbess Hildegard of Bingen, around the year 1160, offered that the reason facial hair occurred exclusively around the mouth—rather than, say, on the forehead—was because of men’s hot breath.

From National Geographic

I was an English major at the University of Missouri, where, in one of the miracles of the American way of life, I attended humanities classes where farm kids and St. Louis frat brothers got bludgeoned with healthy slugs of Homer, Cervantes, Hildegard of Bingen and the Quran.

From Los Angeles Times

Another unique, one-night-only event titled “Electric Fields” will pair pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque with contemporary music soprano Barbara Hannigan in an immersive, multimedia exploration of the work of Medieval composer and saint Hildegard of Bingen, as well as the work of two female Italian composers, the Baroque era’s Francesca Caccini and Barbara Strozzi.

From Los Angeles Times

You'll learn that Hildegard of Bingen was the first person to write scientifically about hops, that women were the first sake brewers in Japan and all about celebrity bartender Ada Coleman, who became the first female head bartender of the American Bar in London's Savoy Hotel in 1903.

From Salon

Filmed in a cavernous warehouse in Brooklyn, the collection was inspired by the 12th-century nun Saint Hildegard of Bingen and dedicated to the idea of “hope” and a “future free of apathy.”

From New York Times