Vadstena Abbey

Vadstena Abbey
The Abbey Church
Vadstena Abbey is located in Östergötland
Vadstena Abbey
Location within Östergötland
Monastery information
OrderBridgettines
Established1346 (first time)
1963 (second time)
DioceseStockholm
AbbessJenny Maria Schaub (2016– )
Site
LocationVadstena, Östergötland County, Sweden
Coordinates58°27′02″N 14°53′29″E / 58.45056°N 14.89139°E / 58.45056; 14.89139
Medieval parchment letter hung with multiple seals.
The will in which King Magnus IV and Queen Blanche donates 10 farms to support the foundation of Vadstena Abbey
The Abbey
The inner yard of the Abbey
Gravestones of Queens Philippa and Catherine
Aerial view

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.