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|SaintName=Saint Brigid of Kildare | |SaintName=Saint Brigid of Kildare | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=February 01 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Faughart, County Louth, Ireland | |SaintBirthPlace=Faughart, County Louth, Ireland | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=54.0667, -6.4000 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=54.0667, -6.4000 | ||
|DeathPlace=Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland | |DeathPlace=Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=53.1583, -6.9083 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=53.1583, -6.9083 | ||
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|NotableLabel3=Modern center for Brigid's spirituality | |NotableLabel3=Modern center for Brigid's spirituality | ||
|NotableCoordinates3=53.2000, -6.8000 | |NotableCoordinates3=53.2000, -6.8000 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Ireland | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Early Church | |Canonizer=Early Church | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of a leper and a blind man | |SaintMiracle1=Healing of a leper and a blind man | ||
|SaintMiracle2=Perpetual lamp burning without oil | |SaintMiracle2=Perpetual lamp burning without oil | ||
|SaintMiracle3=Her mantle hanging on a sunbeam | |SaintMiracle3=Her mantle hanging on a sunbeam | ||
|Profession=abbess | |Profession=abbess | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Early Irish Church | |ReligiousAffiliation=Early Irish Church | ||
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|PrimaryShrine=Kildare Cathedral, Kildare, Ireland | |PrimaryShrine=Kildare Cathedral, Kildare, Ireland | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church | |AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church | ||
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'''Saint Brigid of Kildare''' (Irish: '''Naomh Bríde''', c. 451 – 525), also known as '''Saint Brigid of Ireland''', was an Irish abbess and monastic founder who is one of the patron saints of Ireland alongside [[Saint Patrick]] and [[Saint Columba]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02784b.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Brigid of Ireland |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> According to hagiographic traditions preserved in 7th- to 9th-century vitae, such as that of Cogitosus, Brigid was born to a noble father and Christian mother in Faughart, County Louth, received the veil from St. Patrick, and founded a double monastery (for men and women) at Kildare around 480, becoming its abbess and overseeing a community renowned for learning and hospitality.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=214 |title=St. Brigid of Ireland - Saints & Angels |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Historical evidence for her life is limited to these accounts, which blend legend with probable facts, suggesting she played a key role in early Irish monasticism. | '''Saint Brigid of Kildare''' (Irish: '''Naomh Bríde''', c. 451 – 525), also known as '''Saint Brigid of Ireland''', was an Irish abbess and monastic founder who is one of the patron saints of Ireland alongside [[Saint Patrick]] and [[Saint Columba]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02784b.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Brigid of Ireland |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> According to hagiographic traditions preserved in 7th- to 9th-century vitae, such as that of Cogitosus, Brigid was born to a noble father and Christian mother in Faughart, County Louth, received the veil from St. Patrick, and founded a double monastery (for men and women) at Kildare around 480, becoming its abbess and overseeing a community renowned for learning and hospitality.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=214 |title=St. Brigid of Ireland - Saints & Angels |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Historical evidence for her life is limited to these accounts, which blend legend with probable facts, suggesting she played a key role in early Irish monasticism. | ||