RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Bridget of Sweden

1303 - 1373

Bridget of Sweden

Bridget of Sweden (c. 1303 – 23 July 1373); born as Birgitta Birgersdotter, also Birgitta of Vadstena, or Saint Birgitta (Swedish: heliga Birgitta), was a mystic and saint, and founder of the Bridgettines nuns and monks after the death of her husband of twenty years. Outside Sweden, she was also known as the Princess of Nericia and was the mother of Catherine of Vadstena. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bridget of Sweden has received more than 455,810 page views. Her biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Bridget of Sweden is the 129th most popular religious figure, the 17th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Religious Figure.

Bridget of Sweden is most famous for founding a convent in Vadstena, Sweden.

Memorability Metrics

460k
Page Views (PV)
80.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
10.74
Effective Languages (L*)
2.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Bridget of Sweden ranks 129 out of 2,272. Before her are Pope John XXII, Pope Leo XII, Anselm of Canterbury, Pope Gregory IX, Pope Clement VIII, and Pope Benedict XIV. After her are Barnabas, Pope Paul V, Miriam, Pope Leo I, Pope Gregory XII, and Pope Sixtus V.

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Pope John XXII
1244 - 1334
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 123
Pope Leo XII
1760 - 1829
HPI: 81.03
Rank: 124
Anselm of Canterbury
1033 - 1109
HPI: 81.02
Rank: 125
Pope Gregory IX
1160 - 1241
HPI: 81.02
Rank: 126
Pope Clement VIII
1536 - 1605
HPI: 80.97
Rank: 127
Pope Benedict XIV
1675 - 1758
HPI: 80.96
Rank: 128
Bridget of Sweden
1303 - 1373
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 129
Barnabas
1 - 61
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 130
Pope Paul V
1552 - 1621
HPI: 80.85
Rank: 131
Miriam
1400 BC - 1274 BC
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 132
Pope Leo I
390 - 461
HPI: 80.80
Rank: 133
Pope Gregory XII
1335 - 1417
HPI: 80.77
Rank: 134
Pope Sixtus V
1520 - 1590
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 135

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1303, Bridget of Sweden ranks 1. After her is Giovanni Dolfin. Among people deceased in 1373, Bridget of Sweden ranks 1. After her are Ibn Kathir, Joan of Valois, Queen of Navarre, Ivan Stephen of Bulgaria, and Andrew Corsini.