Hildegard of Bingen was called the Sybil of the Rhine for her prophecies.
I can find you the article in German on this that came my way this spring
if you would like a reference.
Tom Izbicki
At 08:50 AM 8/3/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>May I ask if any members of the list know of saints who are presented as
>prophets?
>
>I am currently working on the notion of prophecy in the Life of St Clare
>of Montefalco and St Margaret of Cortona (whose Legenda I am translating
>into English). I'm trying to determine if the lives of women saints in
>the 13th century reveal any new tendencies in the treatment of saint as
>prophet.
>
>Thanks
>
>Thomas Renna - History
>Saginaw Valley State University
>Michigan
>
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