Knowing St Hildegard even a little, I'd be surprised if she didn't
explain somewhere why Sanctitas is three-headed. I wonder if this is
some kind of allusion to the three theological virtues, Faith, Hope, and
Charity, as heads or sources of holiness.
Abigail
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On Wed, 25 Sep 1996, carlos sastre wrote:
> Dear list members:
>
> In her *Liber Scivias* (Pars Tertia. Visio Nona) Hildegarda
> describes "Sanctitas" as "triceps". Anyone of you knows if this is an
> original idea (Hildegarda had a very fertile -and febrile- imagination) or
> has it any literary precedent?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Carlos Sastre
>
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