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Ruins of Rupertsberg Monastery

Carl Woog

The ruins of Rupertsberg Monastery, the convent Hildegard of Bingen founded in 1150 and led for much of her later life.

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Ruined stone walls and foundations of a medieval monastery site.
Carl Woog, Ruins of Rupertsberg Monastery.

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What it is

This photograph shows the ruins of Kloster Rupertsberg, a monastery whose remains stand near Bingen, Germany.

Why it matters

Hildegard of Bingen founded the convent at Rupertsberg in 1150, and it became the center of her community and her writing, music, and correspondence in later life. The ruins are physical evidence of a place central to her story, even though little survives intact today.

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  • What can you infer about the monastery's original size and purpose from its ruins?
  • Why do you think so little remains of a place so important to Hildegard's life?
  • What questions would historians need other sources to answer that these ruins cannot?

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