Hildegard of Bingen

Ordo Virtutum

Liturgical drama depicting the struggle between virtues and vices for the soul

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Hildegard of Bingen
Hildegard of Bingen

German abbess, mystic, and composer whose Symphonia consists of 77 lyrical poems set to music she herself composed. She was a polymath of extraordinary range whose visionary texts influenced medieval theology.

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