Saint Catherine of Vadstena

Biography

Catherine of Sweden, Katarina av Vadstena, Catherine of Vadstena or Katarina Ulfsdotter was a Swedish noblewoman. She is venerated as a saint in the Evangelical Lutheran Churches and in the Roman Catholic Church. Her father was Ulf Gudmarsson, Lord of Ulvåsa, and her mother was Saint Bridget of Sweden.

Feast day

March 24

Patronage

Women who suffer miscarriage

Birth date

1331 or 1332

Death date

1381-03-24

Canonization status

Canonized

Canonization date

1484 (cultus confirmed)

Canonized by

Innocent VIII

Feast month

3

Wikidata qid

Q237871

Feast day of month

24

Saints