by Hildegard von Bingen (1098 - 1179)

Quia ergo femina mortem instruxit
Language: Latin 
Our translations:  ENG
Quia ergo femina mortem instruxit,
clara virgo illam interemit,
et ideo est summa benedictio
in feminea forma pre omni creatura,
quia Deus factus est homo
in dulcissima et beata virgine.

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