Blessed Jutta of Diessenberg
Blessed Jutta of Diessenberg (German: Jutta von Sponheim; born c. 1091 AD in Sponheim, Germany; died December 22, 1136 AD at Disibodenberg, Germany) was a German noblewoman who became an anchoress and later the head of a small community of women at the monastery of Disibodenberg. She is remembered above all as the teacher and spiritual mother of Saint Hildegard of Bingen. She is venerated as a Blessed. Her feast day is December 22.
Of noble birth, Jutta renounced marriage to consecrate herself to God as a recluse. Enclosed at Disibodenberg, she gathered a few companions and received the young Hildegard, whom she formed in the religious life. She was venerated for her holiness and austerity.
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| Blessed Jutta of Diessenberg | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | December 22 |
| Profession | Anchoress; superior of a community of women; Benedictine tradition |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Benedictine tradition |
| Patronage | Anchoresses; teachers of the young in religion |
| Attributes | Anchoress's cell; religious habit; teaching the young Hildegard |
| Birthplace | Sponheim, Germany |
| Death Place | Disibodenberg, Germany |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; anchoress and head of a community of women at Disibodenberg; teacher of Saint Hildegard of Bingen |
| Primary Shrine | Disibodenberg, Germany |
Biography
Jutta was born about 1091 into the noble family of the counts of Sponheim, in the Rhineland of Germany. From her youth she was drawn to a life of prayer and penance, and she refused the marriage expected of a woman of her rank in order to consecrate herself wholly to God.
About 1112 she was enclosed as an anchoress at the Benedictine monastery of Disibodenberg (the Disibodenberg, sometimes rendered Diessenberg), on a hill above the confluence of the Nahe and Glan rivers. Other women joined her, so that a small community of religious women grew up under her guidance beside the monks' monastery, following the Rule of Saint Benedict.
Among the children entrusted to Jutta's care was Hildegard of Bingen, later a famous abbess, mystic, composer, and Doctor of the Church. Jutta taught her to read the psalter, to pray, and to live the religious life, and formed her over many years. On Jutta's death, Hildegard succeeded her as head of the community, which she would later lead to the new monastery of Rupertsberg.
Jutta was known for her severe austerities and her reputation for holiness. She died at Disibodenberg on December 22, 1136, and was venerated as a Blessed. Her feast is kept on December 22.
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