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The paper examines how Hildegard of Bingen uses imagery and language to express divine mysteries.

May 30, 2026Open Access

Quasi fenestraliter – Notion of God’s Mysteries in Selected Works by Saint Hildegard of Bingen

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The paper examines how Hildegard of Bingen uses imagery and language to express divine mysteries.
Analysis of literary style and hermeneutic approaches in Hildegard's works.
Interpretation of metaphors, especially the window metaphor related to divine mysteries.
Exploration of neologisms and their implications in her spiritual context.
Identified that divine mysteries are hinted at through language and imagery.
Showed how the metaphor of windows reveals and conceals spiritual truths.
Discussed the significance of the neologism 'fenestraliter' as a unique expression reflecting human divinity and understanding.

Abstract

U članku se razmatraju neobične slike, originalna sintagma i leksički neologizam radi ilustriranja Hildegardina književnoga stila i hermeneutičkoga postupka. Govorom u slikama poznato stavlja u neočeki-van kontekst, dajući mu nove duhovne i moralne značenjske nijanse. Odnos pojavnoga svijeta i trans-cendentnoga dočarava metaforom prozora (on otkriva i zakriva), iz nje izvedenom frazom fenestralia loca te neologizmom fenestraliter. Interpretacija toga leksema ograničena je činjenicom da je hapax legomenon. Iz njega je razvidno kako se Božji misteriji mogu tek slutiti jer je grijeh čovjeka udaljio od Boga i punine razumijevanja. U svojemu milosrđu Bog ipak otvara fenestralia loca koja valja stalno tražiti, promatrati i u njima prepoznavati upute za ispravan život. Samo tako čovjek može ispuniti zadaću da bude Božji sudjelovatelj koji treba na zemlji nastaviti Božje djelo.

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