Guibert of Gembloux was a Benedictine monk who served as secretary to Hildegard of Bingen.
Namur laid siege to Gembloux and a fire broke out in the monastery, destroying nearly all of Guibert's works.
In 1194, he was placed at the head of the monastery of Gembloux; which communities he administered in wisdom, but resigned around 1204 and withdrew to Florennes to continue his writing.
[2] He wrote numerous works, e.g., a poem on St. Martin, a Life of St. Hildegard, and several Letters, of which the majority have been published.
His correspondence provides a chronology of the later years of Hildegard's life, the history of Gembloux, and the churches of Tours, among other subjects.