Experience the Life and Works of Saint Hildegard von Bingen

Watch this Hildegard movie! Film 1 in the Series: The Unruly Mystic™ : Saint Hildegard von Bingen is now internationally available around the world for screenings in multiple languages besides English. 

Hildegard von Bingen: A Monumental Figure of the Middle Ages and a Pioneer of Female Intellectualism

A Benedictine nun, Saint Hildegard von Bingen (Born: 1098, Bermersheim vor der Höhe, Germany; Died: September 17, 1179, Bingen, Germany) founded two women’s monastic communities, wrote visionary treatises and multiple theological works, designed illustrations, interpreted the Bible, composed liturgical songs, and developed works on natural science and medicine. Educated in the monastery and instructed through visions, Hildegard reached a level of literary and artistic production that was achieved by few men in the Middle Ages. She was named a Doctor of the Church in 2012.

The Unruly Mystic: Saint Hildegard Movie

Michael M. Conti’s 65-minute documentary film, The Unruly Mystic: Saint Hildegard probes why abbess, artist, composer, healer, and visionary Saint Hildegard von Bingen is considered to be the patron saint of creativity and discusses her continued impact today on theology, medicine, art, medicine, and music.

Movie Available to Watch in Multiple Languages

Available in multiple languages on Vimeo On-demand only!

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It’s a Hildegard Thing. You wouldn’t understand!

Film Explores Saint Hildegard’s Continued Impact

Michael M. Conti, the creator behind The Unruly Mystic: Saint Hildegard, also journeyed on Hildegard Way in Germany as a pilgrim-filmmaker. His diary entries about his journey with Saint Hildegard von Bingen over the years are available for you to read here. Perhaps they will inspire you on your own journey with Hildegard. She is seen as a powerful muse, encouraging us to create magic in our own lives by allowing the ordinary to intersect with the divine.