Hildegard of Bingen vs Peter Abelard
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Compare the life timelines of Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) and Peter Abelard (1079–1142) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 44 years, from 1098 to 1142.
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Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179)
- — Born in Bermersheim vor der Höhe, Rhineland Verified
- — Enclosed with Jutta of Sponheim at Disibodenberg Verified
- — Elected magistra of the women's community at Disibodenberg Verified
- — Began writing Scivias after a visionary command Verified
- — Writings endorsed under Pope Eugenius III at the Synod of Trier Verified
- — Founded the monastery of Rupertsberg near Bingen Verified
- — Composed the Ordo Virtutum and her cycle of sacred songs Verified
- — Undertook preaching tours through Germany Verified
- — Founded a second monastery at Eibingen Verified
- — Completed the Liber Divinorum Operum Verified
- — Died at Rupertsberg Verified
Peter Abelard (1079–1142)
- — Born in Le Pallet, near Nantes, Brittany Verified
- — Moved to Paris to study under William of Champeaux Verified
- — Founded his own schools at Melun and Corbeil Verified
- — Love affair and secret marriage with Héloïse Verified
- — Became master of the cloister school of Notre-Dame in Paris Verified
- — Became a monk at the abbey of Saint-Denis Verified
- — Condemned at the Council of Soissons Verified
- — Founded the oratory of the Paraclete Verified
- — Returned to teach in Paris and wrote major works Verified
- — Condemned at the Council of Sens after opposition from Bernard of Clairvaux Verified
- — Died at the priory of Saint-Marcel, near Chalon-sur-Saône Verified