Bridget of Sweden
Feast: July 23
Hermann Rode (ca. 1480)
(PD)
Saint Bridget of Sweden was a mystic, religious founder, and patron saint of Europe. Born into a noble Swedish family in 1303, she founded the Order of the Most Holy Savior (Bridgettines) after receiving mystical revelations. Her Revelations, describing visions of Christ’s Passion, had great influence on medieval devotion.
Patron of:
- Europe
- Sweden
- Widows