Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 46952
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Lahtinen , Anu
  • Contributor(s): Grosjean, Alexia, translator
  • Title: Margareta (missionary)
  • Source: Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexicon (Biographical Dictionary of Swedish Women). 2020. Available open access from the Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexicon (Biographical Dictionary of Swedish Women): https://skbl.se/en/article/LappkvinnanMargareta0
  • Description: Christian missionary in Lapland. Often known as Margareta Lappkvinna (the Lappish woman).
  • Article Type: Encyclopedia
  • Subject (See Also): Conversion, Religious Finland Lapland Margareta, Missionary Margarethe, Queen of Denmark Missionaries Norway Sweden Visions Women in Religion
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  • Geographic Area: Scandinavia
  • Century: 14- 15
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  • Related Resources: The Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexicon is managed by KvinnSam (https://www2.ub.gu.se/kvinn/) located at the Humanities Library, University of Gothenburg. Because the SKBL project is no longer active, KvinnSam makes minor edits to published texts, if provided with this information. Otherwise, SKBL is not updated.
  • Author's Affiliation: University of Helsinki
  • Conference Info: - , -
  • Year of Publication: 2020.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 9789163975943