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FILE - Dancers perform in front of an image of St. Brigid projected onto The Wonderful Barn in Leixlip, Kildare, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 during the Herstory Festival of Light.
St Brigid's Day - today, Saturday 1 February - is traditionally marked by Catholic religious commemorations but recent years have seen a surge in interest for all things Brigid-themed. The ...
St. Brigid epitomizes everything a strong Irish woman should be, and she holds a special place in many Irish hearts, including mine.. When we think of Irish saints, good old St. Patrick first ...
St. Brigid was born in the fifth century in Faughart, County Louth. Her feast day is on Feb. 1 and folk history says she also died on that day. She is one of three patron saints of Ireland, ...
Since Temple St. Clair founded her jewelry brand in 1986, there was one notable business milestone that she had not achieved: opening her own boutique.. That is changing this week, with the ...
The first St. Patrick's Day parade currently on record was held in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1601, historians say. Not, as some might assume, on the Emerald Isle.
St. Brigid of Kildare Parish, is a parish and pre-K through 8th grade school. A spokesperson for the Catholic Diocese of Columbus said a diocesan administrator was made aware on Aug. 6 of “the ...
Forget St Patrick’s Day – here’s why you should head to Ireland for St Brigid’s Day instead. With crowded celebrations of Ireland’s patron saint no longer appealing to her, Nicola Brady ...
Devotees of St. Brigid are commemorated the 1,500th anniversary of her death Thursday, the feast day of the so-called matron saint of Ireland, who’s been gaining a modern following.
St Brigid's Day - today, Saturday 1 February - is traditionally marked by Catholic religious commemorations but recent years have seen a surge in interest for all things Brigid-themed. The ...
St. Brigid’s Day and Imbolc, a pagan holy day associated with the goddess Brigid and heralding the coming of spring, both fall on Feb. 1, ...
Devotees of St. Brigid are commemorating the 1,500th anniversary of her death on Thursday, the feast day of the so-called matron saint of Ireland, who's been gaining a modern following.