St.Brigid
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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SAINT BRIGIT OF KILDARE OR BRIGID OF IRELAND (IRISH: NAOMH BRÍD; C. 451–525) IS ONE OF IRELAND'S PATRON SAINTS, ALONG WITH PATRICK AND COLUMBA. SHE WAS BORN IN C.453 in FAUGHART,Ireland.
IRISH HAGIOGRAPHY MAKES HER AN EARLY IRISH CHRISTIAN NUN,[1] ABBESS,
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AND FOUNDER OF SEVERAL MONASTERIES OF NUNS, INCLUDING THAT OF KILDARE IN IRELAND, WHICH WAS FAMOUS AND WAS REVERED.HER FEAST DAY IS 1 FEBRUARY, WHICH WAS FORMERLY CELEBRATED AS A PAGAN FESTIVAL (IMBOLC) MARKING THE BEGINNING OF SPRING AND THE LAMBING SEASON. HER FEAST DAY IS SHARED BY DAR LUGDACH, WHOM TRADITION SAYS WAS HER STUDENT AND THE WOMAN WHO SUCCEEDED HER.SHE DIED IN KILDARE,IRELAND IN C.524
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