biography
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Bridget, Brigid, or Bride, St
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| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (453–523)
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| biography:
| Abbess, said to be the daughter of an Ulster prince. She entered a convent at Meath in her 14th year, and founded four monasteries for women, the chief at Kildare, where she was buried. She was regarded as one of the three great saints of Ireland, the others being St Patrick and St Columba, and was held in great reverence in Scotland (as St Bride). Feast day 1 February. |
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