Hildegarda de bingen biography of abraham lincoln

In , Hildegard of Bingen, the abbess of the Benedictine cloister of Disibodenberg in Germany, experienced an intense religious vision.

Though she received these visions since she was only five years old, this one contained direct commands from God. In her own words, a voice from Heaven resounded, saying:

O fragile human, ashes of ashes, and filth of filth!

[…] Speak and write these things […] as you see and hear them on high in the heavenly places in the wonders of God.

Hildegard of Bingen, Scivias

This order was, for Hildegard, a clear sign that she should begin recording and elaborating on her spiritual experiences.

Thus, at 43 years old, she penned the initial accounts of Scivias, the first of many groundbreaking works she would go on to produce.

Hildegard’s Scivias, and the works that followed, would go on to attract the attention of clergymen and nobles across medieval Europe, who would turn to her for predictions and cou