Bridget (died 1373 A.D.): in Rome; born in Sweden; mother of eight; mystic, prophet and foundress of the Order of the Most Holy Savior ("Bridgetines"); sought an end to the luxury and dissipation of the Avignon papacy and return of the pope to Rome; her Revelations record her spiritual experiences and life; patroness of Sweden.
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St. Bridget experienced visions and revelations early in life. After marrying and having children, she made a holy pilgrimage to St. Olaf at Norway. Upon her husband's death in 1344 A.D., she spent the next four years living in the Cistercian monastery of Alvastra. As a result of a revelation in her visions, she denounced the King and Queen of Sweden for their frivolous lives. She then founded a monastery at Vadstena in 1344 A.D. This marked the beginning of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity (the Brigettines). Vadstena then became the intellectual center of fifteenth century Sweden.
Because St. Bridget had very high moral standards, she denounced many people in high offices, including Pope Urban V. The constitutions of her Order was approved in 1370 A.D. Before she passed away in 1373 A.D., St. Bridget made a final journey to the Holy Land in 1371 A.D. Canonized in 1391 A.D., she is also known as Birgitta.
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Liborius (d. 390 A.D.) was known to be a bishop of Le Mans, Gaul, for almost fifty years. This is all that is known about him.
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