Brigid of Kildare

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Brigid of Kildare is a 5th–6th century Irish saint and abbess, venerated as one of Ireland’s patron saints and renowned for founding monasteries and her association with learning, charity, and healing.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Saint Brigid of Kildare 12
Brigid of Kildare canonical 2
Saint Bridget 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Irish patron saint
abbess
founder of monastery
associatedWith Brigid’s cross
Kildare, Ireland
charity
healing
holy wells in Ireland
hospitality
learning
miracles involving animals
miracles involving food
monastic schools
birthDate 5th century
buriedAlongside Columba of Iona
linked to: Saint Columba

Patrick of Ireland
linked to: Saint Patrick
commemoratedBy Brigid’s crosses woven from rushes
devotion at holy wells in Ireland
pilgrimages to Kildare
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
deathDate 523
524
deathPlace Kildare, Ireland
ethnicGroup Irish
feastDay 1 February
Imbolc (traditional association)
linked to: Imbolc
hasLegend story of giving away her father’s sword to a beggar
story of miraculously increasing food and milk for the poor
story of receiving land for her monastery from the King of Leinster
honorificPrefix Saint
languageOfWorkOrName Old Irish
name Brigid of Kildare
notableWork foundation of the double monastery at Kildare
oneOf three patron saints of Ireland
patronage Ireland
linked to: Island of Ireland

blacksmiths
children
dairy workers
farmers
fugitives
healers
midwives
poets
scholars
the poor
placeOfBurial Downpatrick, County Down, Ireland
positionHeld abbess of Kildare
founder of Kildare monastery
possibleNamesakeOf Celtic goddess Brigid
linked to: Brigid
region Leinster
religion Anglicanism
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism
sexOrGender female
sharesPatronageWith Columba of Iona
linked to: Saint Columba

Patrick of Ireland
linked to: Saint Patrick
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran churches

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London namedAfter Saint Brigid of Kildare
linked to: Brigid of Kildare
Angela Lansbury middleName Brigid
linked to: Brigid of Kildare
Downpatrick, County Down hasGraveOf Saint Brigid (traditional)
linked to: Brigid of Kildare
Down Cathedral dedicatedTo Saint Brigid of Kildare
linked to: Brigid of Kildare
Down Cathedral traditionallyRegardedAsBurialPlaceOf Saint Brigid of Kildare
linked to: Brigid of Kildare
Down Cathedral associatedWith Saint Brigid of Kildare
linked to: Brigid of Kildare
St Bridget’s Kirk dedicatedTo Saint Bridget
linked to: Brigid of Kildare
St Bride’s Church, East Kilbride dedicatedTo Saint Brigid of Kildare
linked to: Brigid of Kildare
St Bride’s Church, East Kilbride namedAfter Saint Brigid of Kildare
linked to: Brigid of Kildare
Celtic Christianity associatedWithPerson Saint Brigid of Kildare
linked to: Brigid of Kildare
Downpatrick traditionalAssociation Saint Brigid of Kildare
linked to: Brigid of Kildare
St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo namedAfter Saint Bridget
linked to: Brigid of Kildare
Brigid of Kildare name Brigid of Kildare
St Bride’s Church, Douglas, Scotland dedicatedTo Saint Brigid of Kildare
linked to: Brigid of Kildare
MacBride associatedWithSaint Saint Brigid of Kildare
linked to: Brigid of Kildare
Bridget associatedWith Saint Brigid of Kildare
linked to: Brigid of Kildare
St Brigid’s College, Callan namedAfter Saint Brigid of Kildare
linked to: Brigid of Kildare
Dún Dá Lethglas associatedWith Saint Brigid
linked to: Brigid of Kildare
Dún Dá Lethglas burialTraditionOf Saint Brigid
linked to: Brigid of Kildare