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 The Abbey Church | |
  Location within Östergötland | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Bridgettines |
| Established | 1346 (first time) 1963 (second time) |
| Diocese | Stockholm |
| Abbess | Jenny Maria Schaub (2016– ) |
| Site | |
| Location | Vadstena, Östergötland County, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 58°27′02″N 14°53′29″E / 58.45056°N 14.89139°E |
The Abbey Pax Mariae (Latin: Monasterium sanctarum Mariæ Virgìnis et Brigidæ in Vatzstena), more commonly referred to as Vadstena Abbey, is situated on Lake Vättern in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockholm and is a monastery of nuns within the Bridgettine Order. It was active from 1346 until 1595 and has been active since 1963, regaining status as an autonomous abbey in 1991.
The abbey started on one of the farms donated to it by the king, but the town of Vadstena grew up around it. It was the motherhouse of the Bridgettine Order from 1346 to 1595.