St Brigid of Ireland Feb 1 | ICN

St Brigid of Ireland | ICN: Foundress. Saint Brigit of Kildare or Brigid of Ireland is one of Ireland's patron saints, along with Patrick and Columba.Brigid is believed to have been born in Faughart, near Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. Three biographies agree that her mother was Brocca, a Christian Pict a...

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