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Hildegard von Bingen, a Benedictine abbess and eventual saint, lived in the Middle Ages, when women’s lives were severely restricted.
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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
The 12th-century abbess, composer, philosopher, and visionary becomes a thrilling subject when backed by modular synths, Ukrainian folk singing, and high medieval music.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
When the abbess died in 866, she was buried in the abbey church.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
That makes the abbess a likely candidate for the author of the inscription and marginal doodles.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2023
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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
The 12th-century abbess, composer, philosopher, and visionary becomes a thrilling subject when backed by modular synths, Ukrainian folk singing, and high medieval music.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
When the abbess died in 866, she was buried in the abbey church.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
That makes the abbess a likely candidate for the author of the inscription and marginal doodles.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2023
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“Abbess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abbess. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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abbess
noun
ab·bess
ˈab-əs 
: the head of a convent of nuns
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