Jutta von Sponheim

Countess Jutta von Sponheim, also called Blessed Jutta of Disibodenberg (22 December 1091 – 1136) was an anchoress and teacher at the monastery of Disbodenberg who helped raise Hildegard von Bingen. Jutta was the youngest of four daughters of Count Stephen of Sponheim, born into affluent surroundings in what is currently the Rhineland-Palatinate. Jutta was also related to Marchioness Richardis von Stade, the mother of Hartwig, Archbishop of Bremen and of Richardis, who was intimate friends with Hildegard. In the year 1104, when Jutta had just turned 12, she suffered a serious illness and promised her life to God if she recovered.