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Hildegard of Bingen, German abbess and polymath (born 1098)

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Hildegard of Bingen

German nun and polymath (c. 1098 – 1179)

Hildegard of Bingen OSB, also known as the Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German Benedictine abbess and polymath active as a writer, composer, philosopher, mystic, visionary, and as a medical writer and practitioner during the High Middle Ages. She is one of the best-known composers…
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September 17

Day of the year

September 17 is the 260th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 105 days remain until the end of the year.
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