Brigid of Ireland, Saint

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• Brigid of Ireland — n. Bride, St. Bride, Saint Bridget (451 523), Irish holy woman and abbess, patron saint of Ireland …   English contemporary dictionary

• St. Brigid of Ireland —     St. Brigid of Ireland     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Brigid of Ireland     (Incorrectly known as BRIDGET).     Born in 451 or 452 of princely ancestors at Faughart, near Dundalk, County Louth; d. 1 February, 525, at Kildare. Refusing many… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Brigid of Kildare — Infobox Saint name=Brigid of Kildare imagesize=200px titles=Virgin, abbess, inspirer birth date=453 death date=524 venerated in=Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism feast day=February 1 patronage=babies; blacksmiths; boatmen; cattle;… …   Wikipedia

• Saint Patrick — For other uses, see Saint Patrick (disambiguation). Saint Patrick Honored in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodoxy Anglican Communion Lutheran Church Major …   Wikipedia

• Brigid — This article refers to the Pagan Goddess Brigid. For the Catholic/Orthodox Saint of that name, see Saint Brigid. In Irish mythology, Brigit or Brighid ( exalted one [Campbell, Mike [http://www.behindthename.com/name/bridget Behind the Name] ] )… …   Wikipedia

• Saint Bridget — n. Bride, St. Bride, Brigid of Ireland (451 523), Irish holy woman and abbess, patron saint of Ireland …   English contemporary dictionary

• Brigid's cross — Brigid s cross, Brighid s cross, or Brigit s cross, or (in the Irish language) Cros Bríde, Crosóg Bríde or Bogha Bríde, though not recorded before the seventeenth century, is an Irish symbol that possibly derives from the pagan sunwheel. It is… …   Wikipedia

• Saint Patrick's Saltire — Saint Patrick s Cross redirects here. For other uses, see List of Saint Patrick s Crosses. Saint Patrick s Flag: a red saltire on a field of white Saint Patrick s Cross (or Saint Patrick s Saltire) is a red saltire (X shaped cross) on a white… …   Wikipedia

• Brigid — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda En la mitología irlandesa, Brigid, Brigit o Brighid (la exaltada) era la hija de Dagda y una Tuatha Dé Danann. Era la esposa de Bres de los Fomorianos, con el cual tenía un hijo, Ruadán. Tenía dos hermanas, también… …   Wikipedia Español

• Ireland — • Ireland lies in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain . . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ireland     Ireland     † …   Catholic encyclopedia