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Heliga Birgitta
Den 7 oktober 1391 helgonförklarades Birgitta Birgersdotter av påve Bonifatius IX i Rom. Då hade hon varit död i 13 år. Hon föddes 1303, möjligen på Finsta gård i Uppland som dotter till Upplands lagman, Birger Persson och hans fru… Continue reading
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St Bridgid of Sweden
On 7 October 1391, Birgitta Birgersdotter was canonised by Pope Boniface IX in Rome. She had been dead for 13 years at that time. Internationally, she’s mostly known as St Bridgid of Sweden, as in the headline, but will throughout… Continue reading
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