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Saint Bridget of Sweden
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Bridget was born in June 1303 at the castle of Finstad, not far from Uppsala, Sweden.
Her father was Birger Persson, a senator of the Kingdom of Sweden.
He was also a seneschal of the province of Uppland.
Bridget's mother was Ingeborg Bengtsdotter, from a royal Swedish family.
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In 1318 Bridget married Ulf Gudmarsson. He was a seneschal.
They recited the Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary together.
One of Bridget's children was Saint Catherine of Sweden.
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Something special to find when reading about saints, is to find families and relationships of saints to each other.
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Bridget received spiritual direction from a monk who introduced her to the reading of scripture.
She convinced her husband Ulf to devote himself more to study, in order to better perform his duties in the country.
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In 1346 Bridget founded the monastery of Vadstena in honor of Christ and His Mother.
It would become the birthplace of the Order of the Most Holy Saviour.
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St. Bridget of Sweden - Prophecies and Revelations
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Bridget had a hospital built on her husband Ulf's property for the poor and the sick,
whom she cared for herself with her children.
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'So great a love on the part of Mary deserves our gratitude, and that gratitude should be shown by at least meditating upon and pitying her in her sorrow. But she complained to Saint Bridget that very few did so, and that the greater part of the world lived in forgetfulness of them: "I look around at all who are on earth, to see if by chance there are any who pity me, and meditate upon my sorrows; and I find that there are very few. Therefore, my daughter, though I am forgotten by many, at least do thou not forget me; consider my anguish, and imitate, as far as thou canst, my grief."'
St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
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In 1349 Bridget went on pilgrimage to Rome. She wanted to take part in the Jubilee of 1350.
She wanted to obtain the Pope's approval of the Rule for the Order of the Most Holy Savior.
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Saint Bridget was tasked with telling the King of Sweden that he must restore the faith in his kingdom by surrounding
himself with holy people.
Addressing herself to Swedish bishops, Bridget specified, "The priesthood is not at all a position to be sought for the
honors that it gives."
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