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Fåglavik
Fåglavik is a bimunicipal village situated in Herrljunga Municipality and Vara Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 140 inhabitants in 2020. Fåglavik is the birthplace of the Saint Mary Elisabeth Hesselblad (June 4, 1870 – April 24, 1957): nurse, Catholic nun and re-founder of the Bridgettines. Artist Jan van den Bergen used to live in the house where she was born. Van den Bergen, who was known for painting fantasy scenes, died some time after 2008 due to cancer. The village used to have a glass factory; a brick building which was contaminated with asbestos. During 2008, the building was demolished and site conditioned to reduce the spread of contamination into the environment. References Populated places in Herrljunga Municipality Populated places in Vara Municipality {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Elisabeth Hesselblad
Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad, Bridgettines, OSsS (4 June 1870 – 24 April 1957), was a Catholic Church in Sweden, Swedish Catholic religious sister who founded a new, active, branch of the Bridgettines known as the Bridgettine Sisters. Hesselblad is recognised as a Righteous Among the Nations due to her efforts in World War II saving the lives of Jews during the genocide of the Holocaust. Pope John Paul II beatified her on 9 April 2000 and Pope Francis canonised her 5 June 2016 at Saint Peter's Square. Life Early life and conversion Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad born on 4 June 1870 as the fifth of thirteen children born to August Robert Hesselblad and Cajsa Petersdotter Dag – Lutheran parents from Fåglavik in Västra Götaland County. She was baptized the following month and received into the Lutheran Church of Sweden in her parish of Hudene., Hudene, Älvsborg (Västra Götaland), Sverige (Sweden). By 1886, she had to work to help them make ends meet. At first, she looked fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
