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Many abbots and abbesses asked her for prayers and opinions on various matters.

She traveled widely during her four preaching tours.

She had several rather fanatic followers, including Guibert of Gembloux, who wrote frequently to Hildegard and eventually became her secretary after Volmar died in 1173.

In addition, Hildegard influenced several monastic women of her time and the centuries that followed ; in particular, she engaged in correspondence with another nearby visionary, Elisabeth of Schönau.