Catherine of Vadstena

Saint

Catherine of Sweden
Saint; Catherine of Sweden
	Saint Catherine in Trönö Old Church
Born	1331 or 1332
Died	24 March 1381[failed verification]
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church; Church of Sweden
Canonized	1484 (cultus confirmed) by Innocent VIII
Feast	24 March (Roman Catholic Church) ; 2 August (Church of Sweden)
Attributes	A hind at her side
Patronage	Women who suffer miscarriage

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).^[3]

^ Monks of Ramsgate. "Catherine of Sweden". Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 October 2012 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Helgon- och minnesdagar i Domkyrkan".
^ Kirsch, Johann P (1908). "St. Catherine of Sweden". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

[1] Monks of Ramsgate. "Catherine of Sweden". Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 October 2012 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] "Helgon- och minnesdagar i Domkyrkan".

[Kirsch-3] Kirsch, Johann P (1908). "St. Catherine of Sweden". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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