Richardis von Stade

Richardis von Stade (1124(?) – 29 October 1152 ) was a German nun and Benedictine abbess of Bassum Abbey. She was a member of the Udonids family as the daughter of Rudolf I, Margrave of the Nordmark and Richgard von Sponheim; and the sister of Hartwig, Count of Stade and Archbishop of Bremen, and Lutgard of Salzwedel, Queen consort of Denmark, Adelheid and Udo. She is best known for her intimate friendship with Hildegard von Bingen.

Relationship with Hildegard von Bingen Richardis spent many of her early years as the secretary and advisor to Hildegard von Bingen at the abbeys of Disibodenberg and Rupertsberg, where she edited, translated, and compiled Scivias, Hildegard's first publication of visionary writings.

Richardis is a character in Sarah Kirkland Snider's 2025 opera "HILDEGARD."