Saint Catherine of Sweden
Born	c. 1332
Died	24 March 1381
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Canonized	1484 by Pope Innocent VIII
Feast	22 March
Attributes	Generally represented with a hind at her side
Patronage	patron saint of protection against abortion and miscarriage
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Saint Catherine of Sweden, Catherine Vastanensis or Catherine of Vadstena (circa 1332 – 24 March 1381) is the patron saint of protection against abortion and miscarriage. Her father was Ulf Gudmarsson, Lord of Ulvåsa, and her mother was the better known Saint Birgitta (in their lifetime known as Birgitta Birgersdotter of Finsta). Events November 7 - Lucerne joins the Swiss Confederation with Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (84th in leap years). ... Events June 12 - Peasants Revolt: In England rebels arrive at Blackheath. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... Canonization is the process of declaring someone a saint and involves proving that a candidate has lived in such a way that he or she qualifies for this. ... Events January 25 - Peter Arbues, chief of the Spanish Inquisition, is assassinated when he is praying in the cathedral at Saragossa, Spain July 6 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of Congo River December 5 - Pope Innocent VIII gives the inquisition a mission to hunt heretics and... Pope Innocent VIII (1432 – July 25, 1492), born Giovanni Battista Cybo, was Pope from 1484 until his death. ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as that saints day. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (82nd in leap years). ... Saint symbology was important to people who couldnt read because they can figure out what symbols mean. ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ... Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is the natural or accidental termination of a pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or the fetus is incapable of surviving, generally defined at a gestation of prior to 20 weeks. ... Image File history File links Gloriole. ... Events November 7 - Lucerne joins the Swiss Confederation with Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (84th in leap years). ... Events June 12 - Peasants Revolt: In England rebels arrive at Blackheath. ... Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is the natural or accidental termination of a pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or the fetus is incapable of surviving, generally defined at a gestation of prior to 20 weeks. ... Italic textSaint Birgitta, also known as St. ...

At the age of about 13 she married lord Eggert van Kyren, a young half-Swedish, half-Westphalian nobleman, with whom she took a vow of chastity. Catherine accompanied her mother to Rome in 1349, and soon upon arrival heard news of her husband's death. Catherine is said to have written a devotional work entitled "Consolation of the Soul" (in medieval Swedish Siælinna tröst, or Själens tröst in modern Swedish), a dated copy from 1407 is still in existence. Allegory of chastity by Hans Memling. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Motto: SPQR: Senatus PopulusQue Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban... // Events January 9 - The Jewish population of Basel, Switzerland is rounded up and incinerated, believed by the residents to be the cause of the ongoing bubonic plague. ...

Before her death, Catherine became head of the Bridgittine convent at Vadstena, which was founded by her mother.^[1] In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII gave permission for Catherine's veneration as a saint and her feast was assigned to 22 March in the Roman martyrology. St Catherine is generally represented with a hind at her side, which is said to have come to her aid when unchaste youths tried to steal her virginity. The Bridgettine or Briggittine order. ... Vadstena Castle Vadstena is a Municipality in Östergötland County, in southeast Sweden. ... Events January 25 - Peter Arbues, chief of the Spanish Inquisition, is assassinated when he is praying in the cathedral at Saragossa, Spain July 6 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of Congo River December 5 - Pope Innocent VIII gives the inquisition a mission to hunt heretics and... Pope Innocent VIII (1432 – July 25, 1492), born Giovanni Battista Cybo, was Pope from 1484 until his death. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (82nd in leap years). ...

See also: Patron saint Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ...

References

1. ^ St. Catherine of Sweden - Catholic Encyclopedia article