She was born on June 14th year 1303 in Uppland (a town in Sweden).
She was buried in 1374 at the Vadstena, Sweden, in the convent she had founded.
Bridget dies on July 23, 1373, at Rome, Italy, of natural causes. She was not a martyr.
she saw visions concerning the reform of the Church, messages to kings and popes and many other persons in high places, directing them to work for the Church.
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she is the patron saint of the country sweden
To be a national patron, one must be ( or ideally should be) a noble or notable citizen of the honored country- examples include St.Patrick, Joan of Arc, ( Ireland and France) obviously the saint you mention must have been a Swedish National. She is also associated with Cattle and dairy agriculture- a good idea for the American West!
St. Bridget of Sweden doesn't have any special celebration. The primary reason for this is that St. Bridget is a Catholic saint, but Sweden, first, doesn't have a state religion, and second, the biggest of the various christian religions in Sweden is Lutheran. However, the Bridget order of the Swedish Lutheran church does gather at Vadstena chapter church every year at the 23rd of July.
She lived as both. She was born a Swedish princess to a wealthy land owner and government official father. Eventually, she renounced her title and founded the Order of the Most Holy Savior (Bridgettines) at Vadstena in 1346.
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she is the patron saint of the country sweden
St. Bridget of Sweden as canonized on October 7, 1391, by Pope Boniface IX. St. Bridget of Ireland is a precongregational saint and was never canonized.
St. Bridget of Sweden was born about 1303.
That depends on which Bridget you mean. Saint Bridget of Sweden's feast day is July 23. Saint Brigid of Ireland's feast day is February 1.
There is a Saint Bridget of Sweden, but some people spell the Irish St. Brigid as St. Bridget. So sometimes people referring to St. Bridget could be referring to the Irish one, but just spelling it wrong.
Saint Bridget of Ireland was born in AD 453 at Faughart, County Louth, Ireland.If you refer to St. Brigid (Bridget) of Ireland, she was born in the year 453 at Faughart, County Louth, Ireland.
Bridget of Sweden died on 1373-07-23.
Bridget was from a royal family but renounced all thet and became a religious Franciscan Tertiary. Later she Founded the Order of the Most Holy Savior (Bridgettines) at Vadstena, Sweden in 1346.
To be a national patron, one must be ( or ideally should be) a noble or notable citizen of the honored country- examples include St.Patrick, Joan of Arc, ( Ireland and France) obviously the saint you mention must have been a Swedish National. She is also associated with Cattle and dairy agriculture- a good idea for the American West!
St. Bridget of Sweden doesn't have any special celebration. The primary reason for this is that St. Bridget is a Catholic saint, but Sweden, first, doesn't have a state religion, and second, the biggest of the various christian religions in Sweden is Lutheran. However, the Bridget order of the Swedish Lutheran church does gather at Vadstena chapter church every year at the 23rd of July.
Saint Bridget of Ireland Church was created in 1963.
Brigid was born in the year 460 at Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland.