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'''St. Brigid of Ireland''', known as the "Mary of the Gael," was born around 451 to a pagan chieftain and a Christian slave<ref name="wikipedia.org">en.wikipedia.org</ref>. She is celebrated for her profound faith, charity, and the establishment of one of Ireland's earliest monastic foundations at Kildare<ref name="britannica.com">www.britannica.com</ref>. Her life was marked by numerous miracles, including the expansion of her cloak to secure land for her monastery, and she is revered not only as a saint but also as a symbol of Ireland's Christian heritage<ref name="catholicsaintmedals.com">www.catholicsaintmedals.com</ref>.
{{Saints
{{Saints
|SaintName=St. Brigid of Ireland
|SaintName=St. Brigid of Ireland
|SaintMiracle1=Her cloak miraculously expanded to cover land for her monastery
|SaintMiracle2=Turning water into beer for the poor
|SaintMiracle3=Restoring a blind nun's sight
|SaintCauseOfDeath=Natural causes
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintStage=Saint
|FeastDay=February 01
|SaintBirthPlace=Faughart, near Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
|SaintBirthPlace=Faughart, near Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
|SaintBirthCoordinates=54.0355° N, 6.3871° W
|SaintBirthCoordinates=54.0355° N, 6.3871° W
|DeathPlace=Kildare, Ireland
|DeathPlace=Kildare, Ireland
|SaintDeathCoordinates=53.1587° N, 6.9095° W
|SaintDeathCoordinates=53.1587° N, 6.9095° W
|SaintCauseOfDeath=Natural causes
|NotableAddress1=Kildare Abbey, Kildare, Ireland
|NotableAddress1=Kildare Abbey, Kildare, Ireland
|NotableCoordinates1=53.1588° N, 6.9094° W
|NotableCoordinates1=53.1588° N, 6.9094° W
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|NotableCoordinates2=53.3379° N, 7.5108° W
|NotableCoordinates2=53.3379° N, 7.5108° W
|Canonized=Yes
|Canonized=Yes
|CanonizationDate=Not formally canonized by modern standards; recognized since the early Church
|SaintMiracle1=Her cloak miraculously expanded to cover land for her monastery
|FeastDay=February 1
|SaintMiracle2=Turning water into beer for the poor
|SaintMiracle3=Restoring a blind nun's sight
|Profession=Nun, Abbess
|Profession=Nun, Abbess
|Patronage=Ireland, dairymaids, cattle, midwives, Irish nuns, newborn babies, poets, scholars, blacksmiths, and poultry farmers
|Patronage=Ireland, dairymaids, cattle, midwives, Irish nuns, newborn babies, poets, scholars, blacksmiths, and poultry farmers
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|AdditionalVeneration=Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church
|AdditionalVeneration=Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church
}}
}}
'''St. Brigid of Ireland''', known as the "Mary of the Gael," was born around 451 to a pagan chieftain and a Christian slave<ref name="wikipedia.org">en.wikipedia.org</ref>. She is celebrated for her profound faith, charity, and the establishment of one of Ireland's earliest monastic foundations at Kildare<ref name="britannica.com">www.britannica.com</ref>. Her life was marked by numerous miracles, including the expansion of her cloak to secure land for her monastery, and she is revered not only as a saint but also as a symbol of Ireland's Christian heritage<ref name="catholicsaintmedals.com">www.catholicsaintmedals.com</ref>.
==Biography==
==Biography==