1098 in at Bermersheim bei Alzey (Bockelheim, Germany) in the diocese of Mainz. She was the tenth child in her family.
Death .
17th September 1179, at the age of 81.
Parents .
Hildebert and Mechtilide, were a noble family in Germany.
Education .
At the age of 8 Hildegard was sent to a convent and was raised and educated there. She was dedicated to the church by her parents and sent to an anchoress, Jutta for education at Disibodenberg.
Life Vocation .
To serve the church, to be a medieval prophet, a healer, an artist and a composer.
Visions .
Beginning as a young child Hildegard had visions. But it was till her early 40s that she began to have the symbolic and didactic visions for which she became famous. At first she didn't write any of her visions down but then when she fell gravely ill she blamed it on the fact that she was not revealing her visions. After consulting with the Pope and St Bernard of Clairvaux she began to write her visions down, in the Scivas. Archbishop Heinrich, convinced Hildegard to share her visions and believed them to be a gift from God .
The Outcome of pope eugenis' iii commission.
Pope Eugenis III sent a commission to investigate Hildegard's vision and obtain a copy of her writings. Pope Eugenis III read Hildegard's visions in front of the synod that all believed them to be true. The Pope sent Hildegard a letter of approval, authorizing her to continue transcribing her visions. The result of this was to ratify Hildegard's visionary gift.
Hildegard wasn't just restricted to religious life but she was also an abbess, mystic, poet, musician and scientist. She had a very hard and productive life. She become very well known and wrote many songs and books, many of which are still read today. She made a large contribution to society at her time overcoming whatever problems faced her.
Hildegard used a large variety of parables, metaphors, symbols, visionary imagery and non-verbal means to make her work reach out to many who are totally deaf to more standard approaches.
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