In 1136, Blessed Jutta of Diessenberg. She was a noblewoman who became a recluse near the monastery of St. Disibod. There she brought up St. Hildegard (September 17). A community of Benedictine nuns grew up around her, and after her death, pilgrims came to her tomb. Hildegard succeeded her as magistra of the women’s community at St. Disibod, and later moved the community to Bingen.
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