Sisters of the Holy Spirit at Alsike Convent

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The churchyard of Alsike Convent

The Sisters of the Holy Spirit (Swedish: Helgeandssystrarna) is an Evangelical-Lutheran monastic religious order of nuns of the Church of Sweden, who inhabit Alsike Convent (Swedish: Alsike kloster) in Uppsala County, Sweden. [1] [2] Attached to the convent is Alsike Evangelical Lutheran Church and near the convent is an Evangelical-Lutheran hermitage. [3] The religious habit of The Sisters of the Holy Spirit includes a dove with a cross. [4]

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History

The Evangelical-Lutheran nuns of the Order of the Holy Spirit wear a grey habit with a dove lapel pin (the nuns are standing in the rear of this procession at Alsike Church). Depicted is Sr. Marianne Nordstrom, who founded Alsike Convent. Syster Marianne170606 2.jpg
The Evangelical-Lutheran nuns of the Order of the Holy Spirit wear a grey habit with a dove lapel pin (the nuns are standing in the rear of this procession at Alsike Church). Depicted is Sr. Marianne Nordström, who founded Alsike Convent.

The Sisters of the Holy Spirit was founded by Sr. Marianne Nordström and Sr. Ella Perssonin 1955, with the convent being attached to Alsike Church. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Johnston, William M. (4 December 2013). Encyclopedia of Monasticism: 2 volume set. Routledge. p. 1048. ISBN   978-1-136-78716-4.
  2. ↑ Riksdagens protokoll (in Swedish). Riksdagen. 1995. p. 559. Sisters of the Holy Spirit in their convent in Alsike.
  3. ↑ Sätterman, Joakim (2016). "Vart jag mig i världen vänder: Alsike Monastic Villag" (PDF). Chalmers Architecture. p. 6. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Sätterman, Joakim (2016). "Vart jag mig i världen vänder: Alsike Monastic Villag" (PDF). Chalmers Architecture. p. 17. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
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