Analysis of the putative remains of a European patron saint--St. Birgitta.

Saint Birgitta (Saint Bridget of Sweden) lived between 1303 and 1373 and was designated one of Europe's six patron saints by the Pope in 1999. According to legend, the skulls of St. Birgitta and her daughter Katarina are maintained in a relic shrine in Vadstena abbey, mid Sweden. The origin of...

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Main Authors: Martina Nilsson, Göran Possnert, Hanna Edlund, Bruce Budowle, Anna Kjellström, Marie Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-02-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2821883?pdf=render