Saint Bridget (Noun)
Meaning
Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The legacy of Saint Brigid, the patron saint of Ireland, continues to inspire Irish Catholics to this day.
- As a child, she was said to have been given a piece of land by her father to establish a monastery, which became known as Kildare, the church of the oak, under the care of Saint Brigid.
- Her feast day, February 1, is celebrated in Ireland with the traditional lighting of candles, often called "Saint Brigid's candles" in her honor.
- A devout Catholic, the Irish novelist chose to take the name Saint Brigid as her pen name to reflect her devotion to the patron saint of Ireland.
- Historians continue to study the hagiography of Saint Brigid to learn more about the early Christian Church in Ireland during her lifetime.