History and Places: Hildegard von Bingen

This program probes why abbess, artist, composer, healer, and visionary Saint Hildegard von Bingen is considered to be the patron saint of creativity and discusses her historical timeline and places lived in Germany. It explores how this 12th-century abbess became famous as a Christian mystic and visionary, as well as a musical composer and writer, whose natural medicine is still practiced in Europe today. 0:00 Introduction to Hildegard and the Benedictine Rule 0:00:46 Hildegard's Birth, Noble Background, and the Tithe 0:01:03 Entering Disibodenberg & Jutta von Sponheim (Anchoress) 0:03:07 Contrasting Hildegard's Moderate Rule with Jutta's Strictness 0:03:46 77 Songs, 9 Books, 2 Monasteries: Saint of Creativity 0:04:17 Her Fame, Visitors, and Prophetic Calling (Visions) 0:06:26 Preaching in Public & Courage to Face "Armies of People" 0:07:06 The Opening Continues to Unfold (Gaining Inner Strength) 0:08:18 Interpreting the Scriptures & The 1141 Vision 0:08:55 Medicine, Herbs, and The Limit on Research 0:10:24 Intellectual Contributions and The Human as Creator 0:11:18 God's Love Flows Over the World (Caritas Abundat) 0:12:15 Theology of the Holy Spirit & Creation Centered Mysticism 0:13:00 The Filmmaker's Pilgrimage & Discovery of Hildegard 0:14:26 The Thin Veil of Past and Present at Disibodenberg 0:18:24 The Demanding Range of Hildegard's Music 0:19:03 Music as the Earliest Known by a Woman See the full movie at: SaintHildegardMovie.com #hildegardvonbingen #medival Learn more about Saint Hildegard at https://sainthildegard.com