Saint Ingrid of Skänninge
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Blessed Ingrid of Skänninge (died 9 September 1282) was a Swedish abbess venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. She founded Skänninge Abbey, a nunnery belonging to the Dominicans, in 1272. Her feast day is on September 2.[3]
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Ingrid Elovsodtter | |
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Abbess | |
Born | c. 1220 |
Died | 9 September 1282 Skänninge, Sweden |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Church of Sweden[1] |
Beatified | 16 March 1499 (cultus confirmation)[2], Old Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Alexander VI |
Major shrine | Skänninge Abbey |
Feast | 2 September |
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