abbess
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Sarah Kirkland Snider’s fascinating “Hildegard,” which had its New York debut at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater on Friday, explores the life and mind of the 12th-century Benedictine abbess, visionary and composer Hildegard von Bingen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
Opera’s 40th anniversary season, Sarah Kirkland Snider’s sincere and compelling “Hildegard,” based on a real-life 12th century abbess and present-day cult figure, St. Hildegard von Bingen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
The first exhibition, curated by artist Nephertiti Schandorf, examines historical female leadership and the role of the abbess, the head of an abbey of nuns.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2024
Orthodox nun and abbess Mother Katherine Weston is a psychotherapist, iconographer and composer who focuses on racial reconciliation.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
Saint Winifred recovered from her decapitation and became an abbess.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
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Medieval Europe - Introductory
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