List of Swedish saints
Name Floruit Feast day
Ansgar 9th century 3 February
Botvid 12th century 28 July
Bridget of Sweden 14th century 23 July
Catherine of Vadstena 14th century 24 March
David of Munktorp 11th century
Elisabeth Hesselblad 20th century
Eric IX of Sweden 12th century 18 May
Eskil 11th century 12 June
Helena of Skövde 12th century 5 March
Bishop Henry 12th century 19 January
Ingamoder 11th century
Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden 11th century 10 February
Ingrid of Skänninge 13th century
Ragnhild of Tälje 12th century
Sigfrid of Sweden 11th century 15 February
Walpurga 8th century 25 February
Wikipedia list article  Bridget of Sweden ( 1303–1373 ) , Patron Saint of Europe . Like many European nations , a number of saints were connected to the Royal Family but , unusually , many Swedish saints were women .
This list of Swedish saints includes all Christian saints with connections to Sweden, either because they were of Swedish origin and ethnicity or because they travelled to the Swedish people from their own homeland and became noted in their hagiography for their work. A few may have had no Swedish connection in their lifetime, but have nonetheless become associated with Sweden through the depositing of their relics in Swedish religious houses in the Middle Ages. Like many European nations, a number of saints were connected to the Royal Family but, unusually, many Swedish saints were women.