Her songs are unusual in terms of how much attention they pay to Mary. She is described as ‘Star of the Sea’, ‘Most Splendid of Gemstones’, ‘Author of Life’, ‘Holy Medicine’, ‘The Bright Matter of the World’. While Eve brought about women’s subservience to men, Mary carries them higher: Because a woman brought death / A bright Maiden overcame it, / And so the highest blessing / In all of creation / Lies in the form of a woman, / Since God has become man / In a sweet and blessed Virgin.
