Description:Chapters: Bridget of Sweden, Philippa of England, Catherine of Vadstena, Magnus, Duke of sterg tland. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Birgitta Birgersdotter (1303 23 July 1373; also Birgitta of Vadstena, Saint Birgitta, Saint Bridget (or Brigid) of Sweden, or in Swedish den heliga Birgitta) was a mystic and saint, and founder of the Bridgettine Order after the death of her husband of twenty years. She was also the mother of a saintSaint Catherine of Vadstena. 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. Through her mother, young Birgitta was a relation of the Swedish kings of her lifetime. In 1316, when she was 13 she married Ulf Gudmarsson of the family of Ulv sa, lord of N rke, to whom she bore eight children, four daughters and four sons. All of them survived infancy, which was very rare at that time. One of whom was afterwards honored as St. Catherine of Sweden. Birgittas saintly and charitable life soon made her known far and wide; she gained, too, great religious influence over her husband, with whom (13411343) she went on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. In 1344, shortly after their return, Ulf died in the Cistercian monastery of Alvastra Abbey in sterg tland, and Birgitta then devoted herself wholly to religion. It was about this time that she founded the Order of the Holy Saviour, or the Brigittines, of which the principal house at Vadstena was richly endowed by King Magnus Eriksson of Sweden and his queen. About 1350 she went to Rome, partly to obtain from the pope the authorization of the new order and partly in ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=89340We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Burials at Vadstena Abbey Church, Sterg Tland: Bridget of Sweden, Philippa of England, Catherine of Vadstena, Magnus, Duke of Sterg Tland. To get started finding Burials at Vadstena Abbey Church, Sterg Tland: Bridget of Sweden, Philippa of England, Catherine of Vadstena, Magnus, Duke of Sterg Tland, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Burials at Vadstena Abbey Church, Sterg Tland: Bridget of Sweden, Philippa of England, Catherine of Vadstena, Magnus, Duke of Sterg Tland
Description: Chapters: Bridget of Sweden, Philippa of England, Catherine of Vadstena, Magnus, Duke of sterg tland. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Birgitta Birgersdotter (1303 23 July 1373; also Birgitta of Vadstena, Saint Birgitta, Saint Bridget (or Brigid) of Sweden, or in Swedish den heliga Birgitta) was a mystic and saint, and founder of the Bridgettine Order after the death of her husband of twenty years. She was also the mother of a saintSaint Catherine of Vadstena. 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. Through her mother, young Birgitta was a relation of the Swedish kings of her lifetime. In 1316, when she was 13 she married Ulf Gudmarsson of the family of Ulv sa, lord of N rke, to whom she bore eight children, four daughters and four sons. All of them survived infancy, which was very rare at that time. One of whom was afterwards honored as St. Catherine of Sweden. Birgittas saintly and charitable life soon made her known far and wide; she gained, too, great religious influence over her husband, with whom (13411343) she went on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. In 1344, shortly after their return, Ulf died in the Cistercian monastery of Alvastra Abbey in sterg tland, and Birgitta then devoted herself wholly to religion. It was about this time that she founded the Order of the Holy Saviour, or the Brigittines, of which the principal house at Vadstena was richly endowed by King Magnus Eriksson of Sweden and his queen. About 1350 she went to Rome, partly to obtain from the pope the authorization of the new order and partly in ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=89340We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Burials at Vadstena Abbey Church, Sterg Tland: Bridget of Sweden, Philippa of England, Catherine of Vadstena, Magnus, Duke of Sterg Tland. To get started finding Burials at Vadstena Abbey Church, Sterg Tland: Bridget of Sweden, Philippa of England, Catherine of Vadstena, Magnus, Duke of Sterg Tland, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.