Bridget of Sweden

Heliga Birgitta

Birgitta Birgersdotter

Country

Sweden

Languages

Medieval Latin

Dates

c. 1304 — 1373

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Bridget of Sweden, OSsS, also known as Birgitta Birgersdotter and Birgitta of Vadstena, was a Swedish Catholic mystic and the founder of the Bridgettines. Outside Sweden, she was also known as the Princess of Nericia and was the mother of Catherine of Vadstena.