St. Brigid

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Father Patrick Hughes shows how to make a traditional St. Brigid's Cross in County Cavan, Ireland.

Ireland celebrates 1,500th anniversary of St. Brigid’s death

Feb 1, 2024

By Courtney Mares

On Thursday, Ireland celebrates the 1,500th anniversary of the death of St. Brigid of Kildare, the Emerald Isle’s female patron... Read more

St. Brigid of Kildare building the Church of the Oak, detail from a window of St Etheldreda's church in London.

Public holiday marking St Brigid's feast established in Ireland

Feb 1, 2022

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The feast of St. Brigid of Kildare, Ireland’s female patron saint, will be a public holiday in the Republic of... Read more