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St Birgitta of Sweden (Hardcover)
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St Birgitta of Sweden (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in Medieval Mysticism
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An account of the life and achievements of St Birgitta of Sweden,
one of the most charismatic figures in the late medieval mystical
tradition, founder of the Bridgettine order. St Birgitta of Sweden
was one of the most charismatic figures in the late medieval
mystical tradition. In Rome she succeeded in commanding prelates
and popes, and throughout the courts of Europe she engaged in
political secular intrigues; she married and produced eight
children, yet became the only woman in the fourteenth century to be
canonised; and in an age where new monastic foundations were
proscribed, she founded an order of her own devising, primarily for
women. This first modern biography presents an account of her
extraordinary life and achievements, placing the saint in the
context of the society from which she emerged, and showing how her
public voice and reforming zealwere informed by a private
spirituality at all stages of her life. Particular attention is
given to her most lasting achievement, the monastic foundation
which bears her name and has produced a network of communities
throughout Europe, active to the present day. BRIDGET MORRIS is
senior lecturer in Scandinavian studies at the University of Hull.
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