Brigid of kildare

Saint of the Day – 1 February – St Brigid of Ireland/Kildare (c 453-523) Virgin, Abbess, Apostle of Charity and foundress of several Monasteries of Nuns, including that of Kildare in Ir…

Symbol of Brigid, Dea Brigantia, Brigantes

St. Cecilia icon by Theophilia on deviantART ~ watercolor, ink & gold leaf

Kildare was home to St. Brigid; but before her the Goddess Bride was worshipped at this Holy Well . Explore this ancient Celtic sacred site...

Here's to Saint Brigid, Ireland's great female patron saint! St Brigid is believed to have founded one of the first monasteries in Ireland.

An Imbolc Tarot spread in honour of Saint Brigid, to help you connect with your creative fire and level up.

Today is the feast day of St. Brigid of Kildare, who, with St. Patrick, is the patron saint of Ireland. I honoured the day in my usual fashion - fashion being a rather significant word here. I decked myself out in a very Irish ensemble, modeled after these lads here. Obviously, I did not present to the world quite so military an appearance, since what I was wearing is properly a kilted skirt, rather than a kilt, and had to be satisfied with a dark green sweater, rather than the fine jackets…

To celebrate St Brigid's Day, Dr Billy Shortall, research fellow at the Cuala Press Research Project, shows us how St Brigid was celebrated in the visual art of Cuala Industries, a female run arts and crafts cooperative in the early 20th century.

Despite being the female patron saint of Ireland and one of the most remarkable women in Irish history, St. Brigid has always been an elusive figure. Some

St. Brigid of Kildare Feast Day February 1st. Her name, feast day, location of her monastery, and attributes are those of the Celtic Goddess Brigit. She holds a lamp for the fires of Imbolc, is known for her healings, hospitality and miracles including never-ending stores of food.

Ireland is ready for the inaugural of its new public holiday next month

Saint Brigid of Kildare, by Bernadette Carstensen, 2010.

Saint Patrick (Irish: Pádraig) (385-461) was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints being Brigid of Kildare and Columba. Patrick was never formally canonised, having lived before the current laws of the Catholic Church in these matters. Nevertheless, he is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, the Church of Ireland, and in the Eastern Orthodox...

Brigid's cross is the symbol of the Celtic goddess Brigid and St. Brigid of Kildare. Both are associated with the arts. This one was painted with acrylics on black Readi-Board foam board

48 x 54 inches, Oil Commissioned by St. Patrick Church, Kennett Square, PA