From noble lineage, married at 13, and mother of eight children – including the future Catherine of Sweden –, Bridget received a double call in ca 1344 coming from God and the Virgin. As from 1349, she lived in Rome. Canonised in 1391 by Pope Boniface IX, she was extremely popular in the Scandinavian countries. Her work is part of the medieval tradition of mysticism. Her “Revelations”, of which the eight volumes...
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