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Ingrid of Skänninge
Ingrid of Skänninge (died 9 September 1282) was a Swedish prioress. She founded Skänninge Abbey, a nunnery belonging to the Order of Preachers, in 1272. Her feast day is on 2 September.[3]
Life
Ingrid was the daughter of Elof, a nobleman from Östergötland. She was a member of the family Elofssönernas ätt, and belonged to the elite of the Swedish nobility.[4] She had at least two brothers, Anders and Johan, the latter of whom was a knight of the Teutonic Order. Her niece, Kristina Johansdotter (d. 1293), was the first spouse of Birger Persson, who became the father of Bridget of Sweden in his second marriage. It is believed that Ingrid was an inspiration of Bridget.
Ingrid married a nobleman referred to as Sir Sigge, who likely died in 1271. After being widowed, Ingrid and her sister Kristina became a part of a circle of pious females around the Dominican friar Petrus de Dacia in Skänninge. In one of his letters, Petrus de Dacia ha
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- She was the first Dominican nun in Sweden and in she founded the first Dominican cloister there, called St. Martin's in Skänninge.
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- Born in Skänninge, Sweden, in the 13th century, St. Ingrid lived under the spiritual direction of Peter of Dacia, a Dominican priest.
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- Princess Ingrid of Sweden, later Queen Consort of Denmark, wearing the Cameo Diadem.
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- Ingrid of Skänninge (died 9 September ) was a Swedish prioress.