The Letters of Hildegard of Bingen

by Hildegard of Bingen

Overview

This is the second volume in what will be a translation with full scholarly apparatus of the entire correspondence of St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179). The translation follows Van Acker's definitive new edition of the Latin text, which is being published serially in Belgium by Brepols. As in that edition, the letters are organized according to the rank of the addressees. The first volume included ninety letters to and from the highest ranking prelates in Hildegard's world: popes, archbishops, and bishops. Volume II comprises letters 91-217, in which Hildegard addresses lower-ranking spiritual leaders (abbots and abbesses, for the most part) offering advice and consolation, and is particularly noteworthy for the correspondence with Guilbert of Gembloux, who provides a wealth of information about the saint and her spiritual gift.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195353105
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	10/08/1998
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	456 KB

About the Author

Joseph L. Baird is Professor Emeritus of Medieval Studies and Radd K. Ehrman is Associate Professor of Classics, both at Kent State University.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	3
Letter 1	Hildegard to Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux	27
Letter 1r	Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux to Hildegard	31
Letter 2	Hildegard to Pope Eugenius	32
Letter 3	Hildegard to Pope Eugenius	33
Letter 4	Pope Eugenius to Hildegard	34
Letter 5	Hildegard to Pope Eugenius	36
Letter 6	Hildegard to Pope Eugenius	37
Letter 7	Hildegard to Bernard and Gregory, Cardinals	39
Letter 8	Hildegard to Pope Anastasius	41
Letter 9	Hildegard to Pope Hadrian	44
Letter 10	Hildegard to Pope Alexander III	45
Letter 10r	Pope Alexander III to Wezelinus	46
Letter 11	Hildegard to Hartwig, Archbishop of Bremen	47
Letter 12	Hildegard to Hartwig, Archbishop of Bremen	48
Letter 13	Hartwig, Archbishop of Bremen, to Hildegard	49
Letter 13r	Hildegard to Hartwig, Archbishop of Bremen	51
Letter 14	Arnold, Archbishop of Cologne, to Hildegard	52
Letter 14r	Hildegard to Arnold, Archbishop of Cologne	53
Letter 15	Dean Philip and the Clerics of Cologne to Hildegard	53
Letter 15r	Hildegard to the Shepherds of the Church	54
Letter 16	Philip, Archbishop of Cologne, to Hildegard	65
Letter 16r	Hildegard to Philip, Archbishop of Cologne	66
Letter 17	Hildegard to Philip, Archbishop of Cologne	68
Letter 18	Heinrich, Archbishop of Mainz, to Hildegard	69
Letter 18r	Hildegard to Heinrich, Archbishop of Mainz	70
Letter 19	Hildegard to Heinrich, Archbishop of Mainz	71
Letter 20	Arnold, Archbishop of Mainz, to Hildegard	71
Letter 20r	Hildegard to Arnold, Archbishop of Mainz	72
Letter 21	Hildegard to Conrad, Archbishop of Mainz	73
Letter 22	Conrad, Archbishop of Mainz, to Hildegard	74
Letter 22r	Hildegard to Conrad, Archbishop of Mainz	75
Letter 23	Hildegard to the prelates at Mainz	76
Letter 24	Hildegard to Christian, Archbishop of Mainz	80
Letter 24r	Christian, Archbishop of Mainz, to Hildegard	82
Letter 25	Eberhard, Archbishop of Salzburg, to Hildegard	84
Letter 25r	Hildegard to Eberhard, Archbishop of Salzburg	85
Letter 26	Hillinus, Archbishop of Trier, to Hildegard	86
Letter 26r	Hildegard to Hillinus, Archbishop of Trier	88
Letter 27	Arnold, Archbishop of Trier, to Hildegard	89
Letter 27r	Hildegard to Arnold, Archbishop of Trier	90
Letter 28	Hildegard to Arnold, Archbishop of Trier	92
Letter 29	Arnold, Superior of St. Andrew in Cologne, to Hildegard	93
Letter 30	Hildegard to Eberhard, Bishop of Bamberg	93
Letter 31	Eberhard, Bishop of Bamberg, to Hildegard	94
Letter 31r	Hildegard to Eberhard, Bishop of Bamberg	95
Letter 32	Henry, Bishop of Beauvais, to Hildegard	99
Letter 32r	Hildegard to Henry, Bishop of Beauvais	100
Letter 33	Hildegard to Gero, Bishop of Halberstadt	100
Letter 34	Amalricus, Bishop of Jerusalem, to Hildegard	101
Letter 35	Hermann, Bishop of Constance, to Hildegard	102
Letter 35r	Hildegard to Hermann, Bishop of Constance	103
Letter 36	Hildegard to Hermann, Bishop of Constance	104
Letter 37	Heinrich, Bishop of Liege, to Hildegard	104
Letter 37r	Hildegard to Heinrich, Bishop of Liege	105
Letter 38	Daniel, Bishop of Prague, to Hildegard	106
Letter 38r	Hildegard to Daniel, Bishop of Prague	107
Letter 39	Odo of Soissons to Hildegard	108
Letter 39r	Hildegard to Odo of Soissons	109
Letter 40	Odo of Soissons to Hildegard	109
Letter 40r	Hildegard to Odo of Paris	111
Letter 41	Gunther, Bishop of Speyer, to Hildegard	112
Letter 41r	Hildegard to Gunther, Bishop of Speyer	113
Letter 42	Hildegard to Godfrey, Bishop of Utrecht	114
Letter 43	Godfrey, Bishop of Utrecht, to Hildegard	115
Letter 43r	Hildegard to Godfrey, Bishop of Utrecht	116
Letter 44	Adelbert, Bishop of Verdun, to Hildegard	117
Letter 45	Conrad, Bishop of Worms, to Hildegard	117
Letter 45r	Hildegard to Conrad, Bishop of Worms	118
Letter 46	Hildegard to Abbot Wolfard	119
Letter 47	Hildegard to Prior Frederick	120
Letter 48	Godfrey the Monk to Hildegard	120
Letter 48r	Hildegard to the Monk Godfrey	121
Letter 49	An Abbess to Hildegard	122
Letter 49r	Hildegard to the Abbess	123
Letter 50	Abbess Sophia to Hildegard	123
Letter 50r	Hildegard to the Abbess Sophia	124
Letter 51	Certain Monks to Hildegard	125
Letter 52	Mistress Tengswich to Hildegard	127
Letter 52r	Hildegard to the Congregation of Nuns	128
Letter 53	Canon Udalric to Hildegard	130
Letter 53r	Hildegard to Canon Udalric	131
Letter 54	Hildegard to Provost Andrew	131
Letter 55	An Abbot to Hildegard	132
Letter 55r	Hildegard to the Abbot	133
Letter 56	Hildegard to an Abbot	134
Letter 57	Hildegard to an Abbot	134
Letter 58	Hildegard to Prior Dimo	136
Letter 59	Hildegard to the Congregation of Monks	137
Letter 60	An Abbot to Hildegard	139
Letter 61	An Abbess to Hildegard	139
Letter 61r	Hildegard to the Abbess	140
Letter 62	Gertrude, a Nun, to Hildegard	141
Letter 62r	Hildegard to the Nun Gertrude	142
Letter 63	Hildegard to the Congregation of Nuns	143
Letter 64	Hildegard to Abbess Richardis	143
Letter 65	Hildegard to a Certain Monk	144
Letter 66	A Certain Superior to Hildegard	145
Letter 66r	Hildegard to the Superior	145
Letter 67	Hildegard to the Priest Berthold	146
Letter 68	Abbot Gedolphus to Hildegard	147
Letter 68r	Hildegard to Abbot Gedolphus	148
Letter 69	Gedolphus to Hildegard	151
Letter 70	Five Abbots to Hildegard	152
Letter 70r	Hildegard to the Five Abbots	153
Letter 71	Hildegard to an Abbot	155
Letter 72	The Abbot to Hildegard	156
Letter 72r	Hildegard to the Abbot	157
Letter 73	Hildegard to the Congregation of Nuns	157
Letter 74	Abbot Kuno to Hildegard	158
Letter 74r	Hildegard to Abbot Kuno	159
Letter 75	Hildegard to the Abbot	162
Letter 76	Abbot Helengerus to Hildegard	163
Letter 76r	Hildegard to Abbot Helengerus	164
Letter 77	Abbot Helengerus to Hildegard	165
Letter 77r	Hildegard to Abbot Helengerus	166
Letter 78	Prior Adelbert to Hildegard	172
Letter 78r	Hildegard to the Congregation of Monks	173
Letter 79	Hildegard to a Certain Monk	176
Letter 80	Morard, Monk, to Hildegard	176
Letter 80r	Hildegard to the Monk Morard	177
Letter 81	Hildegard to the Abbot Ruthard	178
Letter 82	Abbot Eberhard to Hildegard	179
Letter 83	The Congregation of Monks to Hildegard	180
Letter 83r	Hildegard to the Congregation of Monks	180
Letter 84	A Prior to Hildegard	181
Letter 84r	Hildegard to the Prior	183
Letter 85	Abbot Adam to Hildegard	191
Letter 85r/a	Hildegard to Abbot Adam	192
Letter 85r/b	Hildegard to Adam, the Abbot	195
Letter 86	Hildegard to Adam, Abbot	196
Letter 87	A Certain Monk to Hildegard	197
Letter 87r/a	Hildegard to the Secretary	198
Letter 87r/b	Hildegard to the Secretary	199
Letter 88	Hildegard to a Hospitaler	199
Letter 89	Hildegard to Rudeger, the Monk	200
Letter 90	Hildegard to a Certain Monk	201
	Endnotes	203
	Bibliography	217
	Scripture Index	221
	General Index	223

Editorial Reviews

Baird and Ehrman's translation is at once accurate and smooth, rendering Hildegard's Latin in an English style as idiomatic as her quirky language permits...This is an excellent starting point for readers who want to sample the writings of this great monastic in small doses before dipping into her formidable visionary tomes.

Reviews for Religious

"Every library supporting a women's studies program should have this useful and seminal volume."—Choice

"I think this is the translation of Hildegard's letters that medievalists have been waiting for. It is based on a reliable edition, movingly and accurately translated, and will be useful to many scholars."—Elizabeth A. Petroff, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

"Baird and Ehrman's translation is at once accurate and smooth, rendering Hildegard's Latin in an English style as idiomatic as her quirky language permits....This is an excellent starting point for readers who want to sample the writings of this great monastic in small doses before dipping into her formidable visionary tomes."—Reviews for Religious

"This first volume...makes available for the first time in English 90 letters to and from both the upper echelon of church and state and lesser ecclesiastical figures." —Theological Studies

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