About the book: 2014 / The book by the famous French author Regine Pernu creates a vivid image of Hildegard of Bingen, a Benedictine nun of the 12th century, distinguished by extraordinary talent: she studied theology and wrote down mystical pictures of existence that appeared to her in visions, she composed poetry and music, studied the properties of plants and their use in medicine, and treated physical and mental ailments. In correspondence with the emperor and the Pope, she fearlessly exposed what she considered a sin. Soon after her death they began to venerate her as a saint. Hildegard of Bingen was officially canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012, giving her the title of Doctor of the Church..