- Brigid of Ireland
- n. Bride, St. Bride, Saint Bridget (451-523), Irish holy woman and abbess, patron saint of Ireland
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Brigid of Ireland
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Brigid of Ireland, Saint — • Biography. Monastic founder, abbess of a double monastery, friend of St. Patrick. St. Brigid died in 525 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
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
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
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
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
Brigid — [brij′id] BRIDGET2 Saint (of Ireland) … English World dictionary
Brigid Boden — Infobox musical artist Name = Brigid Boden Img size = Img capt = Birth name = Born = Background = solo singer Origin = Dublin, Ireland Instrument = Vocals Genre = Celtic, Dance Years active = 1996 – present Associated acts = URL =|Brigid Boden is … Wikipedia
Brigid — noun Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453 523) • Syn: ↑Bridget, ↑Saint Bridget, ↑St. Bridget, ↑Saint Brigid, ↑St. Brigid, ↑Bride, ↑Saint Bride, ↑St. Bride … Useful english dictionary
