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Odeshogsvagen 1, Vadstena, 592 22, Sweden
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Street of Vadstena
Lake Vättern
Vadstena castle
Vadstena
Once there used to be around 60 altars in the church but during the years most of them disappeared.
The groups of pilgrims accompanied by a priest coming to Vadstena sanctuary can also arrange to hold a mass in the Abbey Church.
In 1999, John Paul II appointed Saint Birgitta as one of the Patron Saints of Europe.
She shares this honor with two other saints: Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Teresia Benedicta of the Cross.
The news of the proclamation was in a certain way a surprise, as Sweden is a Protestant country since the beginning of the 16th Century and has only around 160,000 Catholics, but this was the deserved recognition of St. Birgitta great work.
Inside the church on the right side we have found an interesting exhibition of glass objects decorated with religious symbols.
On one of them was painted the symbol of the Pilgrims center in Vadstena.
Together with the old statues and altarpieces, the stained glass windows are among the few adornments in the church.
There are particular beautiful representations of St. Birgitta on the stained glass windows.
This is, without any doubt, a must in Vadstena, as it is the perfect way to enjoy the town's idyllic medieval atmosphere.
The narrow streets in town are surrounded by beautiful wooden houses, some of them dating from the 16th century when only rich people could afford to live in houses made of stone.
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