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Click to view high resolution image Title: Patronage Letter for Fogdo Abbey Creator: Description: A letter sealed by Birger Jarl and his son, King Valdemar, promising to provide protection to the female monastic house at Fogdo. According to the document, the nuns of Fogdo did not have to pay general and royal property duties. The second-to-last sentence notes "dat (um) Stockholm", and this is the earliest surviving reference to the city of Stockholm. Source: Wikimedia Commons Rights: Public Domain Subject (See Also): Fogdo, Sodermanland, Sweden- Monastic House for Women Letters Monasticism Patronage, Ecclesiastical Kings Seals Geographic Area: Scandinavia Century: 13 Date: 1252 Related Work: Current Location: Stockholm, National Archives Original Location: Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Manuscripts Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Vellum (parchment); Wax seals; Legal documents Donor: Height/Width/Length(cm): // Inscription: Related Resources:

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