
Quote of Hildegard of Bingen - As the sun is the...
Biography - Hildegard of Bingen:
German Benedictine abbess, writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, visionary and polymath.
Born: 1098 - Died: 1179
Place of birth: Germany
Source: Causae et Curae
Born: 1098 - Died: 1179
Place of birth: Germany

Source: Causae et Curae
As the sun is the light of the day, so the soul is the light of the awakened body. As the moon is the light of the night, so is the soul the light of the sleeping body."

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