For Swedish royalty, see Bridget of Sweden (disambiguation).
Saint
Bridget of Sweden
OSsS
Altarpiece in Salem church, Södermanland, Sweden (digitally restored)
Widow
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 & bag; crown, writing-book, heart with a cross, book and quill
Patronage
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 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.
^"Notable Lutheran Saints". Resurrectionpeople.org. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^Furstinnan från/av Närke Eivor Martinus in Barndrottningen Filippa, ISBN 978-91-7331-663-7 pp. 115, 164 & 167
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