The Fifteen Prayers of St. Bridget about the Sufferings of the Lord

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(Quindecim Orationes Sanctae Brigittae de Passionis Domini)

Ruins of the Cistercian monastery in Alvastra in Sweden

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More pictures from the monastery in Alvastra

 In this place St. Bridget obtained in 1346 the 15 Prayers about the Passion of the Lord.

However the Magnificent Promises to these Prayers were given to St. Bridget in the Church of St. Paul (San Paolo fuori le mura) at Rome.

The Holy Father Pope Pius IX has approved the Prayers and the Promises of St. Bridget May 31, 1862 for the benefit of the humanity and for the good of souls.

The unfortunate statement of the Holy Office

vatican_city-clear.gif (8856 Byte) Latin original
germany-clear.gif (6546 Byte) German translation
poland-clear.gif (8286 Byte) Polish translation

The Promises are already contained in the eldest sources

germany-clear.gif (6546 Byte) The Promises in a German-language book, printed 1500 at Rome
switzerland-clear.gif (9860 Byte) The Promises in the eldest German-language book concerning this, printed 1492 at Basle
vatican_city-clear.gif (8856 Byte) The Promises in a Latin book, published 1489 at Augsburg
vatican_city-clear.gif (8856 Byte) The Promises in a Latin manuscript, whose transcription from another manuscript has been finished 1474 (Liber coelestium revelationem factarum circa annum 1340 beatae Brigittae de Suecia, viduae, editura magistro de Suecia Matthia. Prescriptio liber huius finitu est anno 1474)
france-clear.gif (7673 Byte) The Promises in an updated calligraphic French manuscript, contained in the National Library at Paris (Les Quinze Oroisons saincte Brigide - Manuscript français 2446)

The 15 Prayers of St. Bridget according to eldest sources

germany-clear.gif (6546 Byte) The 15 Prayers in a German-language book, printed 1500 at Rome
switzerland-clear.gif (9860 Byte) The 15 Prayers in the eldest German-language book concerning this, printed 1492 at Basle
vatican_city-clear.gif (8856 Byte) The 15 Prayers in a Latin book, published 1489 at Augsburg
vatican_city-clear.gif (8856 Byte) The 15 Prayers  in a Latin manuscript, whose transcription from another manuscript has been finished 1474 (Liber coelestium revelationem factarum circa annum 1340 beatae Brigittae de Suecia, viduae, editura magistro de Suecia Matthia. Prescriptio liber huius finitu est anno 1474)

The 15 Prayers of St. Bridget according to later sources (Meanwhile the Magnificent Promises have fallen into oblivion)

greatbrit-clear.gif (9686 Byte) The 15 Prayers in an English-language book, printed 1576 at Bruges (Brugge)
vatican_city-clear.gif (8856 Byte) The 15 Prayers in a Latin book, printed 1775 in Poczajów (Poèajiv)

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