St. Bridget
 |
Nr. | S. 335-336 |
| Name | St. Bridget |
| Published date | 1941-10-07 |
| Color | S. 335 brown and S. 336 carmine violet |
| Denomination | S. 335 (15 ore) and S. 336 (1,20 kr) |
| Drawer | Schonberg |
| Engraver | Ewert |
| Printing technique | Steel engraving, the Swedish post office |
| Perforation | 123/4 |
| Circulation | S. 335a (49 mil.), S. 335bn/bu (7,7 mil) and S. 336 (0,51 mil.) |
| Approx. value * | S. 335a (3 kr), S. 335bn (20 kr), S. 335bu (20 kr), S. 335bb (40 kr) and S. 336 (390 kr) |
| History | To the 550 yeas anniversary of St. Bridget (b.
Approx. 1303 - d. 1373) canonization. Founder of the birgittinorder (The Sacred
Savior order; double abbey, 60 nuns and 25 monks, strictly separated convention). Got
permission to found Vadstena convent. The only Swede that got famous in the Middle-Aged Europe. She died shortly after her
return to Rom, where she was active, from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Buried in Vadstena convent. |