Wild Irish Women:Saint Brigid – Mary of the Gaels

A nun, abbess, and founder of several monasteries, Brigid of Kildare was a woman who defied authority, possessed great strength of will and determination, and whose cheerful giving of food and shelter to any passing traveler laid the foundation for Ireland’s legendary hospitality. Saints are everywhere, like enzymes, gravity, or the CIA – invisible, yes

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St. Brigid of Kildare

St. Brigid, the Mary of the Gael. - Forgotten Ireland

BEYOND LOCAL: St. Brigid, the compassionate, sensible female patron saint of Ireland, gets a lot less recognition than St. Patrick - The Longmont Leader

Brigid 1500: Mary of the Gael

On the life, miracles, and charity of the “Mary of the Gael” – Catholic World Report

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