The fifth collaboration of director Margarethe Von Trotta and actress Barbara Sukowa, Vision continues the proto-feminist canonization of Blessed Hildegard von Bingen (Sukowa), 12th-century ...

We find ourselves in the depths of the 12th-century Middle Ages: apocalyptic visions and self-flagellation are the order of the day. In these dark times, noble daughters were often deposited in ...

In the year 1098, a girl named Hildegard was born in Germany. The 10th child in a family of nobles, Hildegard was "tithed" to the church and at age 8 sent to a Benedictine monastery to become a nun.

Congregation of Notre Dame Sr. Kathleen Noone Deignan will lead this offering of contemplative inquiry and dialogue with one of the most remarkable women of all time. Hildegard of Bingen, a master of ...

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Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook At the time of the Crusades, corporal punishment in religious orders was commonplace. This ...

In this fascinating piece from our sister publication Bust, noted historian Dr. Eleanor Janega peels back the habit on one of the Middle Ages’ most fascinating figures: Hildegard of Bingen. A ...

A vision emerges unbidden, seemingly delivered not from inside the mind, but from outside, as though from the gods, or the God, arriving through some superhuman or supernatural force, an offering to ...

I am developing the stage design and visuals for a new opera by Sarah Kirkland Snider with Beth Morrison Projects and directed by Elkannah Pulitzer, based on the early life of Hildegard von Bingen, ...

Every gift from the Holy Spirit is meant for the edification of the community of believers, Pope Benedict XVI said in a general audience back in 2010 when he focused his catechesis on the life of St.