Throughout the 1100's the abbess Hildegard of Bingen was one of the most influential figures in medieval Europe. An astounding theologian, scholar, writer, and musician, she was also wrote hundreds of letters to numerous popes, kings and emperors. All while being overcome with mind melting visions from God.
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Hildegard of Bingen by Fiona Maddocks
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hildegard_von_Bingen.jpg
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