Hildegard of Bingen
(1098-1179)
• The first woman composer to leave a large number of
works that have survived.
• Abbess of the convent at Rupertsberg.
• A visionary and mystic active in religious and diplomatic affairs
• Composed the first known morality play (Ordo virtutum)
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| The reliquary containing the relics of St. Hildegard |
