Brigid of Kildare
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Summary
Brigid of Kildare was born on 451[1] in Faughart[2]. She died on 525[3] in Kildare[4]. She worked as a nun[5] and abbess[6]. She ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,842 views/month, #6,359 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Place of birth: Ireland[8]
- Date of birth: 453[9]
- Date of death: 523[10]
- Place of burial: Downpatrick[11]
- Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Leinster[12]
- Field of work: Christianity[13], monastic life[14]
- Position held: abbess[15]
- Religion or worldview: Celtic Christianity[16]
- Sex or gender: female[17]
- Named after: Brigid[18]
- Commons category: Brigid of Kildare[19]
- Canonization status: Catholic saint[20]
- Given name: Brigid[21]
- Significant event: Conversion to Catholicism[22]
- Feast day: February 1[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Brigid of Kildare[24]
- Commons gallery: Brigid of Kildare[25]
- Described at URL: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/01/30/brigid-a-thoroughly-modern-1500-year-old-saint/[26]
- Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[27], Dictionary of National Biography[28], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], A historical dictionary of British women[33], Pádraig Ó Riain: A Dictionary of Irish Saints, Dublin 2011[34], Medieval Ireland: an encyclopedia[35], Maeve Callan: Sacred Sisters - Gender, Sanctity, and Power in Medieval Ireland[36], Bethu Brigte[37], Vita Prima Sanctae Brigitae[38], Book of Lismore[39], Edward Ledwich: The Antiquities of Ireland, Second Edition Dublin 1804[40]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Old Irish[41]
- Name in native language: Naomh Bríd[42]
- Different from: Brigid of Kilbride[43]
- Subject has role: abbess[44]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Brigid of Kildare include Bridget of Sweden[45], a writer[46], 1303–1373[47], of Sweden[48], specialised in religion[49]; Brigid's cross[50], a cross[51]; Llansanffraid Glan Conwy[52], a village[53], in United Kingdom[54]; Bridstow[55], a village[56], in United Kingdom[57]; St Brides Bay[58], a bay[59], in United Kingdom[60]; Llansantffraed[61], a hamlet[62], in United Kingdom[63]; Kilree[64], a monastery ruins[65], in Ireland[66]; and Llansantffraid[67], a village[68], in United Kingdom[69].
Why It Matters
Brigid of Kildare has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] She is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]
Entities named for her include Bridget of Sweden[45], a writer[46], 1303–1373[47], of Sweden[48], specialised in religion[49]; Brigid's cross[50], a cross[51]; Llansanffraid Glan Conwy[52], a village[53], in United Kingdom[54]; Bridstow[55], a village[56], in United Kingdom[57]; St Brides Bay[58], a bay[59], in United Kingdom[60]; and Llansantffraed[61], a hamlet[62], in United Kingdom[63].
FAQs
Where was Brigid of Kildare born?
Brigid of Kildare was born in Faughart[2].
Where did Brigid of Kildare die?
Brigid of Kildare died in Kildare[4].