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See more books from this Authorduring this 13-month stretch, Hildegard struggles to establish her own monastery, designs a cloister church, weaves a Lenten cloth, mothers a brood of nuns, and heals the sick, all the while performing the many daily offices required of Benedictine nuns through the liturgical year.
| Read Full Review of Hildegard: The Last YearAn uneducated noblewoman who had received divine visions since birth, the 12th-century mystic Hildegard Bingen faced powerful opposition when she established her own convent. The elderly prioress's fi
Sep 01 1997 | Read Full Review of Hildegard: The Last YearThis delightful fictional memoir, drawn from the autobiographical, scientific and visionary writings of an outstanding medieval woman, will appeal to a discriminating readership, including historians and those interested in the spiritual life.
| Read Full Review of Hildegard: The Last YearAn uneducated noblewoman who had received divine visions since birth, the 12th-century mystic Hildegard Bingen faced powerful opposition when she established her own convent.
| Read Full Review of Hildegard: The Last YearReviews Philosophy About Our Affiliates Books & Audios Recently Reviewed This is a fictional work which imagines a year in the life of this highly gifted 12th century abbess who founded an autonomous community of Benedictine nuns.
| Read Full Review of Hildegard: The Last YearReviews Philosophy About Our Affiliates Books & Audios Recently Reviewed "Wisdom has built herself a house in me, has set up her tent here, and my very old age has afforded the rare privilege of growing more and more intimate with her," writes Ba...
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