Elisabeth Hesselblad was a Swedish Catholic nun who lived from 1870 to 1957. Originally raised in a Lutheran household, she immigrated to the United States, where she worked as a nurse and eventually converted to Catholicism. She is most recognized for founding a new, active branch of the Bridgettine order, known as the Bridgettine Sisters, which focused on nursing the sick and promoting Christian unity. During the Second World War, she was also honored for her courageous efforts to protect Jewish people from the Holocaust.