Bridget of Sweden
1303 – 1373 · aged 70
Swedish nun, mystic, and saint (c.1303–1373)
- Born
- 1303 · Finsta
- Died
- 1373 · Rome
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- 1303BornBorn in Finsta
- 1373DiedDied in Rome
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- 1337 – 1453Hundred Years' War
- 1347 – 1351The Black Death
Biography
Bridget of Sweden, OSsS (c. 1304 – 23 July 1373), also known as Birgitta Birgersdotter and Birgitta of Vadstena (Swedish: heliga Birgitta), was a Swedish Catholic mystic and the founder of the Bridgettines. Outside Sweden, she was also known as the Princess of Nericia. She was the mother of Catherine of Vadstena.
Bridget is one of the six patron saints of Europe, together with Benedict of Nursia, Cyril and Methodius, Catherine of Siena and Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. Bridget of Sweden is honoured in the calendar of saints of the Catholic, Anglican, Episcopal, and Evangelical-Lutheran Churches.
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