Vision 2009

Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) is one of the most important inspirational and visionary female leaders of the Medieval age, responsible for bringing Europe out of the darkness and into the modern era of science and enlightenment. Being a composer, scientist, doctor, writer, poet, mystic, philosopher, politician, ecological activist, Hildegard was a woman ahead of her time. Her musical, literary and philosophical works are still loved today. The first composer whose life we know about, she was also the first woman to write about female sexuality. Centuries later, masters such as Dante and Leonardo di Vinci were inspired by her works.