Vadstena Abbey
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Vadstena Abbey is a historical building complex situated on Lake Vättern, which includes the Vadstena Abbey Church, part of the Diocese of Linköping of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Sweden. The M
Vadstena Abbey Evangelical-Lutheran Church, along with the attached monastery complex
The chancel of Vadstena Abbey Evangelical-Lutheran Church
The will in which King Magnus IV and Queen Blanche donate 10 farms to support the foundation of Vadstena Abbey
The Abbey
Bridget of Sweden
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Bridget of Sweden, OSsS, also known as Birgitta Birgersdotter and Birgitta of Vadstena, was a Swedish Catholic mystic and the founder of the Bridgettines. Outside Sweden, she was also known as the Pri
Saint Bridget in the religious habit of a Bridgettine nun, in a 1476 breviary of the form of the Liturgy of the Hours unique to Order of the Most Holy Savior
The Vision of St Bridget: The Risen Christ, displaying his wound from Longinus, inspires the writing of Saint Bridget. Detail of initial letter miniature, dated 1530, probably made at Syon Abbey, England, a Bridgettine House.
Pre-Bridget reclining Virgin with ox and donkey, with midwife Salomé off to the side, c. 1311, by Duccio di Buoninsegna
Post-Bridget kneeling Virgin with Joseph holding a candle as he enters the space with angels, ox, and donkey, circa 1470, by Hans Memling