Hildegard of Bingen Quotes on Life
Hildegard of Bingen was a German Benedictine abbess, polymath, and one of the most important religious figures of the twelfth century. This page collects quotes attributed to Hildegard of Bingen on the topic of life, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Hildegard of Bingen:
“Even in a world that is being shipwrecked, remain brave and strong.”
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Attributed to Hildegard of Bingen:
“All living creatures are sparks from the radiation of God's brilliance.”
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“O venerable father Bernard, I lay my claim before you, for, highly honored by God, you bring fear to the immoral foolishness of this world and, in your intense zeal and burning love for the Son of God, gather men [cf. Luke 5.10] into Christ's army to fight under the banner of the cross against pagan savagery. I beseech you in the name of the Living God to give heed to my queries.”
Letter to Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, 1146-47 -
“Angels, living light most glorious! Beneath the Godhead in burning desire in the darkness and mystery of creation you look on the eye of your God never taking your fill: What glorious pleasures take shape within you!”
O gloriosissimi -
“O dawn, you washed them away in a woman who was clean. O form of woman, sister of Wisdom, how great is your glory! For in you there rose a life unquenchable that death shall never stifle. Wisdom exalted you to make all creatures fairer in your beauty than they were when the world was born.”
Ad Vitam S. Ruperti Epilogus 6, Pitra 364.