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This article is about Saint Bridget of Sweden. For Saint Brigid of Ireland, see Brigid of Kildare.
Saint Bridget (Bridgid) of Sweden
Saint Birgitta
widow
Born 1302 or 1303, Sweden
Died 23 July 1373, Rome
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church, Lutheran Church
Canonized 7 October 1391 by Boniface IX
Major shrine Vadstena
Feast 23 July
Attributes book, staff
Patronage Europe, Sweden, Widows
Saints Portal

Saint Birgitta, also known as Santa Brigida or St. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) A shrine, from the Latin scrinium (‘box’ also used as a desk like the French bureau) was originally a container usually made of precious materials used The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Christianity has used symbols from its very beginnings Each Saint has a story and a reason why he or she led an exemplary life The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members Bridgid of Sweden and Birgitta of Vadstena, born Birgitta Birgersdottir (1303 – 23 July 1373), was a mystic and saint, and founder of the Bridgettine Order, after over twenty years of married life before her husband died. Vadstena is a town (pop 5700 in the Swedish province of Östergötland and the seat of Vadstena Municipality, Östergötland Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity The Bridgettine or Briggittine order is a monastic Religious order of Augustinian Canonesses founded by Saint Birgitta (Saint Uniquely among saints of the second millennium, she was also the mother of a saint - Saint Catherine of Vadstena of Sweden. Saint Catherine of Sweden, Catherine Vastanensis or Catherine of Vadstena (c

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Life

The most celebrated saint of Sweden was the daughter of Birger Persson of the family of Finsta, governor and lawspeaker of Uppland, and one of the richest landowners of the country, and his wife, a member of the so-called Lawspeaker branch of the Folkunga family. A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. See also Medieval Scandinavian laws Lawspeaker ( Swedish: lagman, Old Swedish: laghmaþer or laghman, Danish Uppland ( is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital The House of Bjelbo (Bjälboätten also known as the House of Folkung ( Folkungaätten) was an Ostrogothian Swedish family that provided for several Through her mother, young Birgitta was a relation of the Swedish kings of her lifetime.

In 1316, she was married to Ulf Gudmarson of the family of Ulvåsa, lord of Närke, to whom she bore eight children, one of whom was afterwards honoured as St. Catherine of Sweden. Ulvåsa is a Castle by lake Boren in Östergötland, Sweden. The construction of the new castle began in the 16th century and is a traditional Swedish province or landskap in middle Sweden. Saint Catherine of Sweden, Catherine Vastanensis or Catherine of Vadstena (c Birgitta’s saintly and charitable life soon made her known far and wide; she gained, too, great religious influence over her husband, with whom (1341–1343) she went on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. In Religion and Spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or Search of great Moral significance Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia and a UNESCO World

In 1344, shortly after their return, Ulf died in the Cistercian monastery of Alvastra in Östergötland, and Birgitta now devoted herself wholly to religion. Alvastra is a small village in Ödeshög Municipality in eastern Sweden. Östergötland is a one of the traditional Provinces of Sweden ( landskap in Swedish) in the south of Sweden.

It was about this time that she founded the Order of St. A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion usually Saviour, or the Bridgettines, of which the principal house at Vadstena, was richly endowed by King Magnus Eriksson of Sweden and his queen. The Bridgettine or Briggittine order is a monastic Religious order of Augustinian Canonesses founded by Saint Birgitta (Saint Vadstena is a town (pop 5700 in the Swedish province of Östergötland and the seat of Vadstena Municipality, Östergötland Magnus Eriksson or Magnus VII of Norway and Magnus IV of Sweden was king of Sweden (spring 1316 &ndash December 1, 1374) Norway, and

About 1350, she went to Rome, partly to obtain from the pope the authorization of the new order, and partly in pursuance of her self-imposed mission to elevate the moral tone of the age. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and It was not until 1370 that Pope Urban V confirmed the rule of her order, but meanwhile Birgitta had made herself universally beloved in Rome by her kindness and good works. Blessed Save for occasional pilgrimages, including one to Jerusalem in 1373, she remained in Rome until her death on 23 July 1373. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. She was originally buried at San Lorenzo in Panisperna before being moved to Sweden. San Lorenzo in Panisperna, or San Lorenzo in Formosa is a church on Via Panisperna, Rome. She was canonized in 1391 by Pope Boniface IX, and confirmed by the Council of Constance in 1415. Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints Pope Boniface IX (1356 &ndash October 1, 1404) born Piero Tomacelli, was the second Roman Pope of the Western Schism from November In the Roman Catholic Church, the Council of Constance is the 16th Ecumenical council.

Visions

As a child, she had already believed herself to have visions; these now became more frequent, and her records of these Revelationes coelestes ("Celestial revelations") which were translated into Latin by Matthias, canon of Linköping, and by her confessor, Peter, prior of Alvastra, obtained a great vogue during the Middle Ages. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Linköping is a city in southern Sweden, with a population of 97885 (2006 Her visions of the Nativity of Jesus had a great influence on depictions of the Nativity of Jesus in art. For depictions in painting and sculpture see Nativity of Jesus in art. The Nativity of Jesus has been a major subject of Christian art since the 4th century Shortly before her death, she described a vision which included the infant Jesus as lying on the ground, and emitting light himself, and describes the Virgin as blond-haired; many depictions followed this and reduced other light sources in the scene to emphasize this effect, and the Nativity remained very commonly treated with chiaroscuro through to the Baroque. Chiaroscuro ( Italian for light-dark) is a term in Art for a contrast between light and dark Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc Other details often seen such as a single candle "attached to the wall", and the presence of God the Father above, also come from Bridget's vision:

. In many religions the supreme Deity ( God) is given the title and attributions of Father. . . the virgin knelt down with great veneration in an attitude of prayer, and her back was turned to the manger. . . . And while she was standing thus in prayer, I saw the child in her womb move and suddenly in a moment she gave birth to her son, from whom radiated such an ineffable light and splendour, that the sun was not comparable to it, nor did the candle that St. Joseph had put there, give any light at all, the divine light totally annihilating the material light of the candle. . . . I saw the glorious infant lying on the ground naked and shining. His body was pure from any kind of soil and impurity. Then I heard also the singing of the angels, which was of miraculous sweetness and great beauty. . . [1]

After this the Virgin kneels to pray to her child, to be joined by St Joseph, and this (technically known as the Adoration of the Child) becomes one of the commonest depictions in the fifteenth century, largely replacing the reclining Virgin in the West. Versions of this depiction occur as early as 1300, well before Bridget's vision, and have a Franciscan origin, by which she must have been influenced. The term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic [2]

Her visions of purgatory were also well known. See also Intermediate state Limbo|Heaven|Sheol|Hades in Christianity|Hell in Christianity Purgatory, in the original sense is the condition or process of purification [3]

In memory

In 1651, the Brigitta Chapel was erected in Vienna, and in 1900 the new district Brigittenau was founded. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Brigittenau is the 20th district of Vienna. It consists of a good tract of land secured by the regulation of the Danube 1870-1875 and many of the major streets

In 1999, Pope John Paul II chose Birgitta as a patron saint of Europe. Pope Her feast is celebrated on 23 July, the day of her death. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. It was not in the Tridentine Calendar, but it was inserted in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints in 1623 for celebration on 7 October. The Tridentine Calendar is the Calendar of saints to be honoured in the official Liturgy of the Roman Rite during the course of the Liturgical year For earlier forms of the General Roman Calendar see the Tridentine Calendar, the General Roman Calendar as in 1954, General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Five years later, her feast was moved to 8 October, where it remained until 1969. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses [4]

References

  1. ^ Quoted Schiller:78
  2. ^ G Schiller, Iconography of Christian Art, Vol. I,1971 (English trans from German), Lund Humphries, London, pp. 76-78, ISBN 853312702
  3. ^ Eamon Duffy, The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England 1400-1580 (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1992), p338.
  4. ^ Calendarium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 1969), p. 98

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