Hildegard of Bingen: Scientist, Composer, Healer, and Saint
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Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was one of the most remarkable and influential women of her time. Blessed with an astonishing array of talents, she was at once a mystic, abbess, scientist, doctor, nutritionist, composer, writer, linguist, and artist. Such was her widespread fame that bishops, popes, and kings, as well as humble peasants, sought out her wise counsel. Find out more about Hildegard of Bingen's life in this beautifully illustrated book by award-winning author, Demi.
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“There is the music of Heaven in all things and we have just forgotten how to hear it until we sing it!”
Hildegard was special, even as a very young child. She could see lights when she closed her eyes, and inside the lights were pictures of Heaven. She could play music after hearing it once. The voice of God came to her and told her that she must share what she saw in the lights with others, so she told others what she saw about God's kingdom. She wrote many books, including a medical encyclopedia and a cookbook, and she also composed many songs.
This is a beautiful illustrated story of a gifted woman, named a saint of the Catholic Church.
