Nicolaus Ragvaldi (a Latinized form of the Swedish Nils Ragvaldsson) (died 1514) was a monk in the

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Abbey of Vadstena, and served twice as its confessor general. He is known for a few translations and other writings known among the preserved parts of the library of the Abbey. He was ordained in 1476 and held the position of confessor general for two periods, 1501-1506 and 1511–1512. He spent the years 1506–1508 on a visitation to the Bridgettine abbey of

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, where he also held the position of confessor. He is known for having translated the

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and the

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into Swedish. He also made a Swedish translation and commentary of the Bridgettine ritual under the title ''Jomfru Marie yrtegardher'' ("The herbal gardens of the Virgin Mary") for the benefit of the nuns in Vadstena, who usually did not know enough Latin to understand the Latin ritual, originally composed in the 14th century.Aarno Malin, "Studier i Vadstena klosters bibliotek", ''Nordisk tidskrift för bok- och biblioteksväsen'' vol. 13 (1926), pp. 139-145; R.G., "Birgittin-ritualen", ''

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'', vol. 3, col. 45

/ref> Extant manuscripts of his works are in the

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in Stockholm and in the

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Nordisk tidskrift för bok- och biblioteksväsen ''Nordisk tidskrift för bok- och biblioteksväsen'' was a Swedish bibliographical periodical. It was established in 1914 by Almqvist & Wiksell with Isak Collijn as its editor-in-chief. He was succeeded by Tönnes Kleberg in 1949, who was succeed ...

'' vol. 13 (1926), pp. 139–145.

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Nicolaus Ragvaldi Nicolaus Ragvaldi (Latinized form of Swedish Nils Ragvaldsson) (born in the early 1380s and died on 17 February 1448) was bishop of Växjö and from 1438–1448 archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden. He is known as an early representative of the Gothi ...

15th-century Swedish people 16th-century Swedish people 1514 deaths Swedish Christian monks Year of birth unknown 16th-century Christian monks 16th-century Swedish writers {{RC-clergy-stub