RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Catherine of Vadstena

1331 - 1381

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Catherine of Sweden, Katarina av Vadstena, Catherine of Vadstena or Katarina Ulfsdotter (c. 1332 – 24 March 1381) was a Swedish noblewoman. She is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Her father was Ulf Gudmarsson, Lord of Ulvåsa, and her mother was Saint Bridget of Sweden (known as Birgitta Birgersdotter of Finsta in her lifetime). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Catherine of Vadstena is the 817th most popular religious figure (up from 939th in 2019), the 134th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 180th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swedish Religious Figure.

Catherine of Vadstena is most famous for being a nun and abbess. Catherine was born in 1347 and died in 1381. She was the daughter of a noble family. Catherine became a nun at the age of 12 and became an abbess at the age of 29.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Catherine of Vadstena ranks 817 out of 3,187. Before her are Ibrahim ibn Adham, Giuseppe Siri, Mahinda, John of Ávila, Blessed Gerard, and Thomas Wolsey. After her are Agabus, Margot Frank, Marc Ouellet, Joanna, wife of Chuza, Antipope Philip, and Nicholas of Flüe.

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Among people born in 1331, Catherine of Vadstena ranks 1. After her are Karl Thopia, Blanche of Navarre, Queen of France, Coluccio Salutati, Gaston III, Count of Foix, and Michele Steno. Among people deceased in 1381, Catherine of Vadstena ranks 1. After her are John of Ruusbroec, Juana Manuel, Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia, Beatrice of Portugal, John Ball, Wat Tyler, and Taddea Visconti.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Catherine of Vadstena ranks 134 out of 1,879. Before her are Carin Göring (1888), Sverker I of Sweden (1100), Anund Jacob (1008), Canute I of Sweden (1150), Johannes Rydberg (1854), and Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg (1584). After her are Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830), Johan Gottlieb Gahn (1745), Zarah Leander (1907), Eric X of Sweden (1180), Lasse Hallström (1946), and Lennart Johansson (1929).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Sweden

Among religious figures born in Sweden, Catherine of Vadstena ranks 5. Before her are Bridget of Sweden (1303), Eric IX of Sweden (1120), Nathan Söderblom (1866), and Olaus Magnus (1490). After her are Lars Levi Laestadius (1800), Johannes Magnus (1488), Prince Oscar Bernadotte (1859), Gustav Trolle (1488), Elizabeth Hesselblad (1870), Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1417), and Laurentius Petri (1499).

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