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page 1Bridgettine Order
Bridget of Sweden
Swedish nun, mystic, and saint (c.1303–1373)

Bridgettines
thumb|Habit of the professed Bridgettine nuns with the typical crown of linnen on the veil
thumb|right|200px|Convent church of the Pax Mariae abbey in Vadstena, the first Bridgettine monastery of the old branch
thumb|right|200px|Bridgettine monastery in Hrodna, [[Belarus]]
The Bridgettines, or Birgittines, formally known as the Order of the Most Holy Saviour (; abbreviated OSsS), is a monastic religious order of the Catholic Church founded by Saint Birgitta (Bridget of Sweden) in 1344 and approved by Pope Urban V in 1370. They follow the Rule of Saint Augustine. There are today several differe