St Brigid of Sweden
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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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Magnus Eriksson, the forgotten king
On December 1, 1374, a ship sank in the Bömmelfjord outside Bergen. One of those who died that day was a deposed Swedish king, stripped of his throne and more or less exiled to Norway, where his son ruled. Magnus… Continue reading
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