Saint Brigid of Kildare
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Saint Brigid of Kildare is the patroness saint (or 'mother saint') of Ireland, and one of its three national saints along with Patrick and Columba. According to medieval Irish hagiographies, she was an abbess who founded the important abbey of Kildare (Cill Dara), as well as several other convents of nuns. She is patroness of many things, including poetry, learning, healing, protection, blacksmithing, livestock, and dairy production.
When
- First attested
- 451 CE
- Attested period
- 451 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Lived c. 451 – c. 525. Feast day is 1 February, originally a festival called Imbolc.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Brigid
- teacher of
- Darlugdach
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Saint Brigid of Kildare or Saint Brigid of Ireland (Irish: Naomh Bríd; Classical Irish: Brighid; Latin: Brigida; c. 451 – c. 525) is the patroness saint (or 'mother saint') of Ireland, and one of its three national saints along with Patrick and Columba.”
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