- Article (blog post)
- 1000 words
- Level: all audiences
A post by Fr. James Kurzynski on The Catholic Astronomer website: “A woman of great influence who is often identified as a Catholic woman of science is Saint Hildegard von Bingen, Doctor of the Church, who lived in the 11th and 12th centuries. Saint Hildegard was identified as a polymath, meaning someone who has a broad spectrum of intellectual expertise, displaying brilliance in many fields of study.”