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'''Saint Bridget of Sweden''' ([[Swedish]]: ''den heliga Birgitta''), 1303-1373 AD, is the [[Saint|patron saint]] of [[Europe]]. After the death of her husband Ulf Gudmarsson in 1344, shortly after a [[pilgrimage]] to Santiago de Compostela, she devoted herself fully to religion, founding the [[Nun|monastic]] [[order]] commonly known as the Brigittines. She spent the later part of her life in [[Rome]], only leaving to partake in pilgrimages - Among others, to [[Jerusalem]].
She is famous for her many visions she experienced throughout her life, commonly showing her the [[Virgin Mary]] and various parts of the life of [[Jesus]], as well as [[purgatory]]. She was canonized by [[Pope]] Boniface IX in 1391. In 1999, Pope [[John Paul II]] named her the patron saint of Europe. Her feast day is celebrated on the day of her death, 23 July.
Her daughter, [[Saint Catherine of Vadstena]], also became a saint.
== External Links ==
*[http://www.birgittaskloster.se/?l=eng The Swedish branch of the Birgittines] (English)
*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02782a.htm Her entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia]
*[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=264 Her entry on catholic.org]
[[Category:Saints]]
[[Category:Swedish History]]
She is famous for her many visions she experienced throughout her life, commonly showing her the [[Virgin Mary]] and various parts of the life of [[Jesus]], as well as [[purgatory]]. She was canonized by [[Pope]] Boniface IX in 1391. In 1999, Pope [[John Paul II]] named her the patron saint of Europe. Her feast day is celebrated on the day of her death, 23 July.
Her daughter, [[Saint Catherine of Vadstena]], also became a saint.
== External Links ==
*[http://www.birgittaskloster.se/?l=eng The Swedish branch of the Birgittines] (English)
*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02782a.htm Her entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia]
*[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=264 Her entry on catholic.org]
[[Category:Saints]]
[[Category:Swedish History]]