Hildegard von Bingen: Student-Teacher Edition by Laurel A. Rockefeller

With the power of her pen she changed Christendom forever

With the power of her pen she changed Christendom forever.

Hildegard von Bingen was never meant to be remembered by history. The tenth child of one of the Graf von Sponheim’s knights, she was given to Disibodenberg monastery partly out of gratitude to God, but also partly because her visions made her too odd to make a suitable wife.

 

When she succeeded Jutta von Sponheim as Magistra and prioress of Disibodenberg monastery she found herself unable to keep her visions secret any longer.  What happened next led her to revolutionize not only monastic life for women, but the whole world too.

Student-Teacher edition features study questions after every chapter.

Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious

Secondary Genre: HISTORY / Medieval

Language: English

Keywords: study guides, textbook, social studies, middle grade, German history, Catholic Saints, medieval history

Word Count: 19529

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Sample text:

As the music faded, Bishop Otto von Bamberg moved the service into the Liturgy of the Eucharist, preparing the altar with the monks helping him, and leading all assembled in holy communion, Hildegard’s first as a full sister of Disibodenberg. As the service finally concluded and the gathering dispelled for a celebratory meal, Hildegard felt a peace descend upon her such as she had never known before.  God was pleased with her elevation. This place, truly, was where she belonged.

Study Questions

• What role does coming from a large family play in Hildegard’s life and in particular her parents’ decision to send her to Disibodenberg?
• What was Hildegard’s first vision about?  What did her siblings think about her visions?
• Hildegard soon becomes the protégé of Magistra Jutta von Sponheim. What does Jutta attribute as the main reason she is magistra over the nuns at Disibodenberg?
• What role does money and power play in monasteries like Disibodenberg?
• Describe the ceremony for elevating a novice into a full nun. Are such ceremonies and rituals similar or different from the religious traditions, if any, that you were raised with?

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