King Inge and Queen Helena establish Vreta …

Years: 1100 - 1100

King Inge and Queen Helena establish Vreta Abbey near present-day Linköping in Östergötland around the year 1100.

The abbey houses Sweden's first nunnery and is one of the oldest in Scandinavia.

The abbey belongs to the Benedictine order and has been founded on the orders of Pope Paschal II.

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