print email comment close The Life and Works of Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) URL: http://www.isi.edu/~lerman/music/Hildegard.html Description: This site presents a brief biography of Hildegard of Bingen, who founded her own convent in the Rhineland of Germany. A woman of diverse gifts, she was a mystic, composer, healer, judge, prophet, and preacher. Includes a discography, bibliography, and short glossary. "Although not yet canonized, Hildegard has been beatified, and is frequently referred to as St. Hildegard." A hobby site from a computer science professor. Author: Lerman, Kristina Extra Keywords Middle Ages Library of Congress Subject Headings: Benedictine nuns Hildegard, Saint, 1098-1179 People Women authors Women composers LII Database Information: Record 3978 created by Carole Leita on 01/14/1998 Last modification on 01/18/2006 Published: 01/14/1998   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/3978