Reformation in Sweden
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The Reformation in Sweden is generally regarded as having begun in 1527 during the reign of King Gustav I of Sweden, but the process was slow and was not definitively decided until the Uppsala Synod o
Front page of the first complete Swedish translation of the Bible in 1541, known as the Gustav Vasa Bible
Interior of Storkyrkan in Stockholm, where Mass was celebrated in Swedish (instead of Latin), in 1525.
Memorial coins. King John III of Sweden and queen Catherine Jagiellon attempted to introduce a Counter-Reformation.
Dispute between Olaus Petri and Peder Galle, painting by Carl Gustaf Hellqvist (1883)
Catherine Jagiellon
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Catherine Jagiellon was a princess of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Queen of Sweden from 1569 as the wife of King John III. Catherine had significant influence over state affairs during the r
Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Younger (c. 1556)
Catherine the Jagiellonian in prison, by Józef Simmler.
Portrait of Catherine and John's daughter Isabella Vasa (1564–1566), attributed to Domenicus Verwilt. The portrait is today at Wawel Castle. It is thought to have been a gift to Catherine's sister Anna Jagiellon.
Catherine's grave monument over John's family crypt in Uppsala Cathedral