Companion to Birgitta of Sweden

Maria H. Oen, Ph.D. (2015) in Art History, University of Oslo, is Deputy Director of the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome. She is currently working on a monograph on Birgitta of Sweden and late medieval visionary culture.

"In conclusion, this volume contributes essential knowledge about one of the most brilliant saints of the Middle Ages. St Birgitta's impact both in Sweden and internationally is presented in an excellent way. This volume will give English-speaking students important knowledge about St Birgitta and will provide researchers with an opportunity to develop the presented perspectives and conclusions." (Translated from Swedish original) Erik Bergman, Lund University, in Kyrkohistorisk årsskrift 2020, pp. 199-201

• AcknowledgementsList of IllustrationsList of AbbreviationsNotes on Editions and TranslationsNotes on ContributorsTimelineIntroduction: Birgitta Birgersdotter and the Liber celestis revelacionumMaria H. Oen1 God’s Words, or Birgitta’s? Birgitta of Sweden as AuthorF. Thomas Luongo2 Birgitta and the BibleAnders Piltz3 The Political Discourse of Birgitta of SwedenUnn Falkeid4 Challenging and Championing St Birgitta’s Revelations at the Councils of Constance and BaselAnna Fredriksson5 The History and Spiritual Life of Vadstena AbbeyBirgitta Fritz6 Birgitta and Her Revelations in the Sermons of the Vadstena BrothersRoger Andersson7 The Iconography of Liber celestis revelacionumMaria H. Oen8 Reshaping Birgitta of Sweden in Tuscan Art and SermonsNirit Ben-Aryeh Debby9 The Revelations of St Birgitta in the Holy Roman EmpirePavlína Rychterová10 Birgitta and Late-Medieval English SpiritualityAnn M. HutchisonBibliographyGeneral Index