Download or read book St Birgitta of Sweden written by Bridget Morris and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 1999 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the life and achievements of St Birgitta of Sweden, one of the most charismatic figures in the late medieval mystical tradition, founder of the Bridgettine order. St Birgitta of Sweden was one of the most charismatic figures in the late medieval mystical tradition. In Rome she succeeded in commanding prelates and popes, and throughout the courts of Europe she engaged in political secular intrigues; she married and produced eight children, yet became the only woman in the fourteenth century to be canonised; and in an age where new monastic foundations were proscribed, she founded an order of her own devising, primarily for women. This first modern biography presents an account of her extraordinary life and achievements, placing the saint in the context of the society from which she emerged, and showing how her public voice and reforming zealwere informed by a private spirituality at all stages of her life. Particular attention is given to her most lasting achievement, the monastic foundation which bears her name and has produced a network of communities throughout Europe, active to the present day. BRIDGET MORRIS is senior lecturer in Scandinavian studies at the University of Hull.

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Download or read book Le Quindici Orazioni di Santa Brigida written by Santa Brigida and published by Le vie della Cristianità. This book was released on 2016-05-18 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Le Quindici Orazioni di Santa Brigida sono una pratica antica, ma molto efficace per approfondire la meditazione della Passione di Nostro Signore. Si tratta di 15 preghiere da ripetere ogni giorno per un anno intero senza interruzione, una pratica molto diffusa, certamente anche impegnativa, ma bella, consigliata a tutti, che porterà i suoi frutti. Sappiamo che il Signore non si lascia vincere in generosità, ed infatti alla recita quotidiana di queste preghiere sono legate delle promesse importantissime, che riguardano la salvezza eterna della propria anima e di quella dei propri cari.