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