Her Vita says she was professed with an older woman , Jutta , the daughter of Count Stephan II of Sponheim , at the age of eight .
The date of Hildegard 's enclosure at the monastery is the subject of debate .
Hildegard 's Vita says she was professed with an older woman , Jutta , the daughter of Count Stephan II of Sponheim , at the age of eight .
The date of Hildegard 's enclosure at the monastery is the subject of debate .