Explanation of the Rule of Benedict

by Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1179) was the outstanding female religious figure of twelfth-century Germany. A Benedictine nun, she was consulted by bishops, popes, and kings, and wrote copiously for her fellow monastics: mystical and visionary material, liturgical music, biblical commentaries, saints' lives, and theological explanations of various aspects of church doctrine, as well as treatises on natural science and the healing arts. Her story is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597523909
• ISBN13: 9781597523905
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.5"