St. Catherine Of Sweden Medal
This St. Catherine Of Sweden Medal and Necklace features a pendant with a hand pressed image of St. Catherine of Sweden surrounded by the words ‘St. Catherine Of Sweden Pray for Us’.
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St. Catherine of Sweden
St. Catherine was the fourth child of Prince Ulf Gudmarsson and St. Bridget. From early youth Catherine loved God intensely; at the age of seven she was placed in the care of the holy Abbess of the convent of Riseberg to be educated. She was a very beautiful girl, and when only fourteen years old her father gave her in marriage to Eggart von Kernen, a virtuous young nobleman.
A Holy Marriage
St. Catherine persuaded her new husband to join her in a vow of chastity. The happy couple spent much of their time in prayer, mortification and works of charity. In spite of her deep love for her husband. Catherine accompanied her mother to Rome, in 1819. Soon after her arrival in that city. Catherine rereceived news of the death of her husband in Sweden.
She now lived constantly with her mother, aided St. Bridget in her fruitful labors, and zealously imitated her mother’s ascetic life, refusing all offers of marriage. In 1372 Catherine, together with her brother, accompanied her mother on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Upon their return to Rome St. Bridget died.
In 1374, in obedience to St. Bridget’s wish, Catherine brought back her mother’s body to Sweden for burial at the convent of Vadstena, which her mother had founded. Catherine now became the head of the convent. It was the motherhouse of the Bridgitine Order, also called the Order of St. Savior. The following year Catherine went again to Rome to promote the canonization of St. Bridget and to procure a new Paypal confirmation of the Order. She stayed five years in Italy and then returned to Sweden, bearing a special letter of commendation from the Pope. Not long after her arrival she fell ill, and died on March 24, 1381.
May this St. Catherine of Sweeden medal serve as a reminder for us to pursue a marriage grounded in faith and holiness. We ask for Saint CatherineÂ’s intercessions for our prayers.
St. Catherine of Sweden Rosary
UPC: 617759207545
Brand: Bliss
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