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Word: alvastra (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1954-1954
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...moral example and mysticism.* Among the 25 bits and pieces in the crumbling reliquary in Vadstena Abbey, HjortsjÖ hit a hagiological jackpot: parts of no less than seven men and six women, including St. Bridget's daughter St. Catherine, St. Bridget's confessor Peter of Alvastra, St. Sigfrid, and-without much doubt-St. Bridget herself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Relic Detective | 2/8/1954 | See Source »

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