Bridget, † 1373 in Rome; born in Sweden; mother of eight; mystic prophet and foundress of the Order of the Most Holy Savior ("Bridgettines"); sought to end the luxury and dissipation of the Avignon papacy and the return of the pope to Rome; her Revelations record her spiritual experiences and life; patroness of Sweden; together with St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross [Edith Stein] (9 Aug.) and St. Catherine of Siena (29 Apr.), declared co-patroness of Europe by Pope John Paul II (1999).