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Europe, Sweden, widows, for a holy death. Bridget of Sweden, OSsS ( c. 1303 – 23 July 1373) born as Birgitta Birgersdotter, also Birgitta of Vadstena ( Swedish: heliga Birgitta ), was a Swedish widow, mystic, saint, and the founder of the Bridgettines. Outside Sweden, she was also known as the Princess of Nericia [2] and was the mother of ...
- 7 October 1391 by Pope Boniface IX
St. Bridget of Sweden (born c. 1303, Sweden—died July 23, 1373, Rome [Italy]; canonized October 8, 1391; feast day July 23, formerly October 8) was the patron saint of Sweden, founder of the Bridgittines (Order of the Most Holy Savior), and a mystic whose revelations were influential during the Middle Ages. In 1999 Pope John Paul II named her ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Saint Birgitta was the daughter of Uppland's Lagman, Birger Petersson and his wife, Ingeborg, who was a member of the same clan as the reigning family. Birgitta's family was pious; her father went to confession every Friday and made long and arduous pilgrimages as far away as the Holy Land. Birgitta's mother died, leaving Birgitta, ten years ...
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St. Bridget of Sweden. The most celebrated saint of the Northern kingdoms, born about 1303; died 23 July, 1373. She was the daughter of Birger Persson, governor and provincial judge (Lagman) of Uppland, and of Ingeborg Bengtsdotter. Her father was one of the wealthiest landholders of the country, and, like her mother, distinguished by deep piety.
Jul 23, 2022 · Saint Bridget of Sweden is a Patron Saint of: Europe. Includes Saint of the Day, Minute Meditations, and Pause + Pray. Saint Bridget of Sweden was married, a mother of eight, and the foundress of a monastery for men and women. She spent her final days in Rome seeking to correct Church abuses for which she received much opposition.
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Jul 23, 2023 · Saint Bridget, often referred to as Birgitta, was born in 1303, traditionally on June 14th, in Upland, Sweden’s primary province. Her father, Birger, was the governor of the region, while her mother, Lady Ingeborg of Finsta, was the daughter of the governor of East Gothland. Bridget’s spiritual life was greatly shaped by two visions she had ...
Bridget of SwedenSaint Bridget of Sweden (c. 1303–1373), also known as Birgitta of Sweden, is one of the few Roman Catholic saints of Scandinavia. Sometimes referred to as the "Mystic of the North," Bridget was a wealthy, pious woman who experienced religious visions from her early childhood.
