St bridget of sweden biography

Swedish nun, mystic, and saint (c.1303–1373)

For Swedish royalty, see Bridget of Sweden (disambiguation).

Saint Bridget of Sweden OSsS
Altarpiece in Salem church, Södermanland, Sweden (digitally restored)
Born	c. 1303 Uppland, Sweden
Died	23 July 1373 (aged 69–70) Rome, Papal States
Venerated in	Catholic Church Anglican Communion Lutheranism[1]
Canonized	7 October 1391 by Pope Boniface IX
Major shrine	Vadstena Abbey
Feast	23 July 8 October (General Roman Calendar of 1960) 7 October (Sweden)
Attributes	Pilgrim's hat, staff and bag; crown, writing-book, heart with a cross, book and quill
Patronage	Europe,[2]Sweden, widows, for a holy death

Bridget of Sweden, OSsS (c. 1303 – 23 July 1373), born Birgitta Birgersdotter and also known as Birgitta of Vadstena (Swedish: heliga Birgitta), was a Swedish Catholic mystic and the founder of the Bridgettines.

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