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Bridget of Sweden

Type Figure Region Sweden Time 1303–1373 Also known as Birgitta

Bridget of Sweden (1303–1373), a Swedish noblewoman, mystic, and religious reformer later canonized, received visions in the 1340s, founded the Vadst…

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  1. 1316–1344Uppsala · UpplandOf Uppland nobility, she married Ulf Gudmarsson in 1316. Gradually displaying religious devotion in court and family life, she received a major vision around 1341 and, after her husband's death in 1344, resolved to devote herself entirely to religion.
  2. 1344–1348Vadstena · ÖstergötlandPilgrimage to the Holy Land 1343–1344; in 1346 papal approval was granted to establish at Vadstena a double order of men and women, recording visions and revelations, becoming an important symbol of Nordic religious reform and spiritual movements.
  3. 1349–1373Rome · RomeMoved to Rome in 1349, urging the pope to return to Rome and promoting church reform, continuing to record works such as the Revelations until her death in Rome in 1373; later canonized and becoming one of Sweden's patron saints.

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