BRIDGET OF SWEDEN

(Birgitta Birgersdotter | Birgitta of Vadstena)


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  • Nationality: Swedish
  • Profession: Catholic Mystic
Biography

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. Outside of Sweden, she was also known as the Princess of Nericia and was the mother of Catherine of Vadstena.