Prophetia Hildegardis. Hildegard’s of Bingen Authority in Disputes between Jesuits and Cracovian Academics

Abstract

Hildegard of Bingen and her spiritual writings are an interesting example of women thought of the Middle Ages. She was not only the abbess of a convent, revealing her visions, but also as politically active woman took an important part in a social life of the twelfth century. Hildegard spoke about controversial problems. It remains true that preaching she expressed her opinions, described her revelations and proclaimed the will of God. It is no doubt that growing fame of Hildegard’s herself and her convent was caused by her writings. Commonly Hildegard of Bingen was remembered as a Benedictine nun and as a person who revealed the spiritual knowledge. Her visions were well known. The writings and authority of Hildegard as a prophet intensified so much that in thirteen century it was used against the Dominican and the Franciscan Order. In this century some false visions were written and attributed to Hildegard herself. Later one of them was also published against Jesuits. The copy of this print is in the Library of the Jagiellonian University in Cracow.