Jutta von Sponheim was a 12th-century German noblewoman who became a Benedictine nun and abbess at the Disibodenberg monastery. Born in Burgsponheim in 1091, she entered religious life following a serious illness during her childhood. She eventually lived as an anchoress in a small cell adjacent to the monastery, where she practiced intense asceticism. She is most widely recognized for her role as a teacher and mentor to the mystic Hildegard von Bingen, whom she instructed in literacy, liturgical chanting, and music.