HILDEGARD OF BINGEN · 12TH CENTURY · BENEDICTINE
Liber Divinorum Operum
Summary and key themes of this work
Her final visionary work, presenting a cosmic vision of creation, the human person, and history under the governance of the divine Word.
Liber Divinorum Operum is a central text in the Christian mystical tradition, offering insight into the spiritual life, the nature of divine union, and the transformation of the soul.
This work is central to the Benedictine tradition, shaping the understanding of the spiritual life and the soul's journey toward union with God.
Selected Passages
Every creature is a glittering, glistening mirror of divinity.
I am the supreme and fiery force that sends forth all living sparks. Death has no part in me, yet I bestow death. I am Wisdom. Mine is the blast of the thundered Word by which all things were made.