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Christina of Sweden
Queen of Sweden, ruled from 1632 until abdication in 1654 (1626–1689)
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Born
1626
Died
1689
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Christina (Swedish: Kristina; 18 December [O.S. 8 December] 1626 – 19 April 1689), a member of the House of Vasa, was Queen of Sweden from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. Her conversion to Catholicism and refusal to marry led her to relinquish her throne and move to Rome.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Wikidata Q52937 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Christina, Queen of Sweden (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full: no Church source with an account of this person has been found yet. The name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.