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4 unusual facts about Vadstena Abbey


Christina Brask

Christina Hansadotter Brask, eller Christin Hansadotter (1459 - 5 March 1520), was a Swedish writer and translator, and a member of the Bridgettine Order in Vadstena Abbey.

Christina Nilsdotter

She was a member of the Bridgettine Order in Vadstena Abbey and well known as an artist for her ability and talent.

Vadstena Abbey

She died in 1381, and it was not until 1384 that the abbey was blessed by the Bishop of Linköping.

Of these, one married an officer and courtier of Charles IX, another one became lady-in-waiting to Queen Christina, and the last one, Karin Johansdotter, was allowed to stay in the building of the former abbey employed as a caretaker to the abbey's gardens until 1605.



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