Saint Bridget of Ireland

Saint Brigid of Ireland

Saint Brigid of Ireland, who lived from 452 to 525, is believed to have been born in Faughart near Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. Her life is intertwined with the legacy of St. Patrick, who baptized her parents. Brigid’s father, Dubhthach, was a chieftain in Leinster, and her mother, Brocca, a slave in his court. From a young age, Brigid showed a deep inclination towards religious life. She received the veil in her youth from St. Macaille at Cr…

Saint Bridget of Ireland

Saint Bridget of Kildare (451 – 525), who lived a century after Saint Patrick (385 – 461), and a century before Saint Columbanus (543 – 615) shares with them the triumvirate patronage of Ireland. A generation younger than Saint Benedict (480 – 547) Bridget flourished during the early days of formal monasticism, the female version of which she helped to found in the Emerald Isle. She established a convent at Kildare – the site of a pagan shrine –…