Disibodenberg
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Disibodenberg is a monastery ruin in Rhineland-Palatinate
, Germany
. It was founded by Saint Disibod
. Hildegard of Bingen
, who wrote Disibod's biography "Vita Sancti Disibodi", also lived in Disibodenberg for a while.
In 640, Disibod came as a missionary from Ireland
to Francia. After working for 10 years in Vosges
and Ardennes
, he arrived near Odernheim am Glan
and started teaching there. After his death, the monastery was founded. The Normans and the Hungarians plundered and destroyed the site several times, but Archbishop Willigis
of Mainz rebuilt the church and monastery in the 10th century.
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It was founded by Saint Disibod
Disibod
Saint Disibod was an Irish monk and hermit, first mentioned in a martyrologium by Hrabanus Maurus . Hildegard of Bingen around 1170 composed a vita of Saint Disibod...
. Hildegard of Bingen
Hildegard of Bingen
Blessed Hildegard of Bingen , also known as Saint Hildegard, and Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, Benedictine abbess, visionary, and polymath. Elected a magistra by her fellow nuns in 1136, she founded the monasteries of Rupertsberg in 1150 and...
, who wrote Disibod's biography "Vita Sancti Disibodi", also lived in Disibodenberg for a while.
In 640, Disibod came as a missionary from Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
to Francia. After working for 10 years in Vosges
Vosges
Vosges is a French department, named after the local mountain range. It contains the hometown of Joan of Arc, Domrémy.-History:The Vosges department is one of the original 83 departments of France, created on February 9, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was made of territories that had been...
and Ardennes
Ardennes
The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and ridges formed within the Givetian Ardennes mountain range, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel...
, he arrived near Odernheim am Glan
Odernheim am Glan
Odernheim am Glan is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. It is a village of 1,900 people. The physical setting of Odernheim is quite picturesque. It is situated on the river Glan amid rolling hills and vineyards. Nearby towns include...
and started teaching there. After his death, the monastery was founded. The Normans and the Hungarians plundered and destroyed the site several times, but Archbishop Willigis
Willigis
Saint Willigis was Archbishop of Mainz from 975 until his death as well as a statesman of the Holy Roman Empire.-Life:...
of Mainz rebuilt the church and monastery in the 10th century.