Library / The 200 / Hildegard of Bingen
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Major worksScivias, Liber Divinorum Operum, Symphonia, Physica, Letters
The German abbess, mystic, composer, and polymath whose visionary writings, music, and works on medicine and natural science made her one of the most remarkable figures of the Middle Ages. Recording her divine visions in works like the Scivias and composing soaring sacred music, she stands as a singular voice of medieval spirituality and creativity, and is honored today as a Doctor of the Church.
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