Saint Bridget of Sweden
Feast day: July 23
Swedish religious and mystic, founder of the Bridgettines, co-patron of Europe.
Bridget was born in 1303 in Finsta, Sweden, into a deeply Christian noble family.
She married and had eight children; after her husband's death she consecrated herself fully to God.
She founded the Vadstena Abbey and the Order of the Most Holy Savior — the Bridgettines.
She received revelations on Christ's Passion and Church reform; she pilgrimaged to Rome.
She died on July 23, 1373. Canonized in 1391. Co-patron of Europe. Feast: July 23.
Dedicated prayer
To the saint of Sweden, we ask wisdom, charity, and devotion to Christ and Mary.
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