Skip to main content

Tertiary sourceArtifact2012

Abtei St. Hildegard, Eibingen

Tiggr · 2012

A photograph of the Benedictine abbey at Eibingen named for Hildegard of Bingen, built on the site of the convent she founded.

An abbey named for Hildegard, built on the site of the convent she founded at Eibingen.

Ask Hildegard of Bingen about this sourceView the original(opens in new tab)
Exterior photograph of the Benedictine abbey building Abtei St. Hildegard in Eibingen.
Tiggr, Abtei St. Hildegard, Eibingen, photographed 2012.

About this source

What it is

This photograph shows Abtei St. Hildegard, a Benedictine nuns' abbey in Eibingen near Rüdesheim, in the Diocese of Limburg, Germany, photographed in 2012.

Why it matters

The abbey bears Hildegard of Bingen's name and stands on the site associated with the convent she founded. It represents the continuing religious tradition inspired by her legacy, centuries after her death.

Look closer

  • Why do you think this abbey was named after Hildegard?
  • What does the choice to continue her tradition tell you about her influence over time?
  • What might this building look like differently if it had survived from Hildegard's own era?

This artifact is part of the curated material that grounds the AI version of Hildegard of Bingen on Humy.ai — when students ask about related events, the AI can quote it and cite it.

More Hildegard of Bingen sources

Meet the AI Hildegard of Bingen →
Illuminated manuscript miniature: an oval mandala of gold flame-like rays and dark red and white bands surrounds a blue field with gold stars, a red-and-white sun or disc at top, and a central cosmic diagram of concentric rings with a bluish-white globe and green figures at top and bottom.Book

Primary source

Scivias

Hildegard of Bingen · 1151-1152

Detail of a painted medieval miniature in orange, red and gold tones. A figure with flowing red hair sits at a desk, writing with a stylus on a tablet. A second face in profile appears at the right edge.Painting

Primary source

Scivias Frontispiece Miniature

12th century

A large open medieval manuscript codex lies on a dark display stand in a glass case, with a metal chain attached to its binding and a white label reading 'Rupert' at the bottom. The pages show black text in columns and red decorated initials.Book

Primary source

Wiesbaden Codex

Hildegard of Bingen · c. 1200

Medieval illuminated manuscript miniature of the Universal Man: a nude human figure with outstretched arms stands within a large white circle surrounded by concentric rings, red and gray bands, and a red border. A bearded head crowns the top and a red-footed figure appears below. A small seated scribe at lower left writes at a desk.Book

Primary source

Liber divinorum operum

Hildegard of Bingen · c. 1163-1174

Front cover of an old manuscript volume bound in worn reddish-brown leather with a dark spine featuring raised bands and small gold floral tooling at the corners and gold edge rules. The cover is scratched and stained.Document

Primary source

Dendermonde Codex

Hildegard of Bingen · c. 1175

Ready when you are

Start chatting with Hildegard of Bingen now.

20 messages free · No credit card · Available in 50+ languages.

Trial Humy for freeGet a quote for institutions