The Cistercian Monks Of Stift Heiligenkreuz, Timna Brauer & Elias Meiri Ensemble - Chant - For Peace

The Cistercian Monks Of Stift Heiligenkreuz - Chant (Music For Paradise)

The Cistercian Monks Of Stift Heiligenkreuz - Chant (Music For Paradise)

Cistercian Monks as Metallurgists - Iron Technology at Rievalx Abbey c. 1130-1600 AD (24 Feb 2011)

Cistercian monks’ numeral system once competed with Roman numerals

📜 This quote is from a letter written in 1175 by the Cistercian monks of Villers Abbey in Belgium, addressed to Saint Hildegard of Bingen, who was 77 years old at the time. ✍️ Guibert of Gembloux, the letter’s author, was captivated by this extraordinary visionary whose guidance reached popes, emperors, and countless seekers. Nearly 400 of Hildegard’s letters survive, offering a window into her counsel, prophecies, and influence far beyond her cloister walls. 🕊️ After the death of her secretar