Ireland on Thursday is celebrating the 1,500th anniversary of the death of St. Brigid of Kildare, the Emerald Isle’s female patron saint. St. Brigid (c. 453–524 A.D.) is credited with pioneering ...

Devotees of St. Brigid are commemorating the 1,500th anniversary of her death on Thursday, the feast day of the so-called matron saint of Ireland, who's been gaining a modern following. Many of the ...

Your guide to St Brigid celebrations and events across the island of Ireland. February 1 marks the Feast Day of Ireland's female patron saint, St Brigid (or Brigit), famous for her charity and is ...

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A woman prays with a rosary at a stone cross during a pilgrimage to the holy well of St. Brigid in Liscannor, Ireland, Feb. 1, 2017. (OSV News photo/Clodagh Kilcoyne, Reuters) DUBLIN (OSV News) — An ...

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Ireland’s Kildare County has organized lectures, pilgrimages, and many activities in its Brigid 1500 Program to mark the anniversary, including a workshop on how to weave a St. Brigid’s Cross — St.