Saint Bridget's Convent of Pax Mariae

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Saint Bridget's Convent of Pax Mariae is a Roman Catholic convent of the Bridgettine Order established in 1963 in Vadstena, Sweden.[1] It is dedicated to the Peace of Mary (Pax Mariæ).[2] At present, the convent houses eleven Bridgettine nuns.[2]

Saint Bridget's Convent of Pax Mariae is located near to the Evangelical-Lutheran Vadstena Abbey Church, which housed nuns of the Bridgettine Order until 1605, when the last Swedish Bridgettine nun of that time, Karin Johansdotter died. In 1935, Maria Elisabeth Hesselblad established Saint Bridget's Convent of Pax Mariae.[3] In 1991, Saint Bridget's Convent of Pax Mariae was raised to the status of an autonomous abbey. The nuns of Saint Bridget's Convent of Pax Mariae pray the Divine Office daily and laity are able to join them.[4] Saint Bridget's Convent of Pax Mariae is a place of Christian pilgrimage.[3]

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References

  1. 1.World Guide to Religious and Spiritual Organizations. Union of International Associations: K.G. Saur. 1996. p. 162. ISBN 978-3-598-11296-6.
  2. 2.[2.2]Maluszynski, Chris. "The Brigittine Sisters". Institute Artist. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  3. 3.[3.2]"The town of Vadstena". The Catholic Church in the European Union. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  4. 4."Birgittasystrarna" (in Swedish). Sancta Birgitta Klostermuseum. 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.