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Bridget of Sweden, Saint
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Bridget of Sweden, Saint, c.1300–1373, Swedish nun, one of the great saints of Scandinavia. She was a noblewoman at court and the mother of eight children. After her husband's death she founded (1346) the Order of the Most Holy Savior (the Brigettines). In 1349 she went to Rome, where she founded hospices for pilgrims, the poor, and the sick. She labored for the reform of religious life in Italy and for the return of the pope from Avignon to Rome. Her account of her numerous visions was widely read during the Middle Ages. St. Bridget is patron of Sweden. She is also called Birgitta. Feast: July 23 (formerly Oct. 8).

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See biography by J. Jorgensen (2 vol., tr. 1954).
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Figures such as Francis of Assisi, Catherine of Siena, Bridget of Sweden, and others had vivid direct experiences and communicated them for the benefit of the church.
Who were the prophets? by Schorn, Joel / U.S. Catholic
Pontificates fly by in a jumble of Benedicts and Innocents, but some details stick in the memory: Saint Bridget of Sweden was canonized three times--in 1391, 1415 and 1417--once by each of the three prelates who simultaneously claimed the papal title during the Great Western Schism; Padre Pio was once visited by Satan disguised as Pope Saint Pius X.
Keepers of the Keys of Heaven: A History of the Papacy by Callam, Daniel / Catholic Insight
The saints profiled are Mary mother of Jesus, John the Baptist, Peter, Mary Magdalene, Stephen, Paul, Laurence, Martin of Tours, Genevieve, Columba of Iona, Bathild, Francis of Assisi, Elizabeth of Portugal, and Bridget of Sweden.
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