Discuss the significant contributions of Hildegard of Bingen

What will be an ideal response?


Essay responses should include these points:
• Hildegard ran a well-known convent in Bingen, Germany (near Frankfurt)
• She was academically accomplished, contributing to the fields of science, medicine, apologetics, philosophy, and music.
• Hildegard was openly critical of Church officials, including the pope, when warranted.
• She wrote Scivias, an account of her own divine revelation.
• She created more liturgical music compositions than any other figure from her time, believing that through music, heaven is revealed on earth.

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