Having missed (the Old Latin) Mass today, one of the things I was able to do to feel a bit better was to listen to some Hildegard von Bingen (above).
Don't know much about Hildegard von Bingen but have just read that she was a 12th century abbess somewhere in what is now the Rhineland in Germany.
Have also just read that she was a writer; composer; and Christian mystic/visionary, having been multi-talented despite not having come from a massively rich or privileged background.
Was interesting to read that she appears to have started having mystical experiences, contact with God, through all the five senses, at the age of three.
Just find the music and story of Hildegard von Bingen incredibly uplifting, must read something more substantial about her life and work.
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