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𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓

Born in Skänninge, Sweden, in the 13th century, St. Ingrid lived under the spiritual direction of Peter of Dacia, a Dominican priest. She was the first Dominican nun in Sweden and in 1281 she founded the first Dominican cloister there, called St. Martin’s in Skänninge. She died in 1282 surrounded by an aura of sanctity.

Miracles obtained through her intercession followed and led to a popular cult of this saint. In 1405, a canonization process was begun and the Swedish Bishops introduced her cause at the Council of Constance. An inquest was held in Sweden in 1416-1417 and the results were inconclusive. In 1497, the cause was reactivated and in 1507 her relics were solemnly translated, and a Mass and Office were composed – but formal canonization seems never to have occurred. During the Reformation, her cult came to an end and her convent and relics were destroyed.

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𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯. 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯.

𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘯.