Music Hildegard of Bingen [pic] [pic] [pic] Hildegard of Bingen date of birth is uncertain; it was concluded that she may have been was born in 1098 at Bermersheim bei Alzey (Bockelheim‚ Germany) in the diocese of Mainz. She was raised in a family of free noble; her parents were Hildebert and Mechtilide who came from a Germany education. Hildegard was born the tenth child (a tithe) to a noble family. As was customary with the tenth child‚ whom the family could not count
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Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) Hildegard was the tenth child born of noble German parents in the province of Rheinhessen. During that time‚ it was not unusual for a family to offer up a child as a “tithe.” A sickly child‚ at the age of eight she was given to the care of her aunt‚ Blessed Jutta Von Spanheim‚ to live with her in her cottage next to a Benedictine monastery. This abandonment devastated Hildegard. Jutta raised Hildegard‚ and when the girl reached eighteen‚ she became a Benedictine
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Hildegard Von Bingen was a German abbess in the Middle Ages who spent most of her life in the church as she had been promised to the church at a very early age. Along with being a very spiritual woman‚ Hildegard also experienced visions that were of God and his ways. These visions were the basis for most of her works that she created. Though the general population was wholly uneducated‚ Hildegard was exceptionally well educated because of her background in the church and her devotion to studying
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Hildegard von Bingen was a headstrong woman. The convent in Disbodenberg. was both restrictive and liberating for those living in it. There were many rules in which the nuns had to follow and they did not have the power to do anything they wanted. This can be seen in the film when Richardis‚ a young nun in training‚ is seen running through the garden and proclaims that the rules of St. Benedict are “guidelines not commandments. (film)” This thought process is not taken fondly by Hildegard as she
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Isaiah Dr. Brauner Music History 211 Flanangan‚ Sabina . Hildegard of Bingen‚ A Visionary Life. New York: Routlege‚ 1989. This book mainly focuses on the life of Hildegard as a spiritualist and a healer‚ as do most books that were written about her. It begins by outlining the basic events of her life and death; her illness as a child‚ her education at a convent by a woman named Jutta‚ and the visions she saw from an early age. She regarded these visions as gifts from God but was reluctant
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St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was a German composer‚ poet‚ philosopher‚ mystic‚ linguist‚ botanist‚ and medical theorist. She left us with about seventy poems and nine books. Two of them are books of medical and pharmaceutical advice about the human body and the properties of herbs. She was an influential and spiritual woman whose loyal devotion led the way for future generations of women to be successful in fields such as theology‚ medicine‚ music and art. At a very early age‚ she experienced
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Hildegard von Bingen was a German Benedictine abbess‚ theologian‚ and visionary writer‚ known across Europe as Saint Hildegard or Sybil of the Rhine. She produced major works of religious literature including visionary tracts‚ essays on natural science and medicine‚ liturgical dramas‚ and songs for devotional performance (The State College of Florida). The twelfth century Catholic Church recognized the divine source of Hildegard’s prophecies‚ and authorized her to organize events of public ministry
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Hildegard of Bigen: Diverging from the Norm Hildegard of Bigen was a writer and composer born in 1098. While known for her writings‚ she was also heavily involved in the Church starting from an early age. Unlike the majority of the women who lived during the middle ages‚ she was in a rare position of power. She was able to advise many of the Church’s leaders. In addition‚ she taught many nuns and guided them through the teaching of Christianity.[1] The sequence was a genre of music that was prevalent
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Context A sense of history and perspective is necessary to more fully understand any one person‚ most especially Hildegard of Bingen. Hildegard was born in the summer of 1098‚ the cusp of the 11th century‚ to a family of nobility‚ wealth‚ and position. The 11th century was a time of tremendous conflicts‚ population growth and expansion‚ dramatic weather changes‚ and resulting poor harvests. It was a time when the role of wise women‚ midwives‚ healers‚ and counselors had become dangerous in
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Analyse the impact of Hildegard Von Bingen on Christianity. Hildegard Von Bingen was born in 1098‚ the tenth child of a noble family. She lived in the twelfth century‚ in a Germany which was predominantly patriarchal‚ had corruption in the church and was experiencing political unrest. Hildegard’s works and teachings reflect her ambition to change these social norms‚ and it is this attitude that made her revered in her time and makes her unforgettable to Christian adherents today – her impact was
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