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Saint Bríga
Irish Saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 21 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
525
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Bríga (Brigid, Bridget) (fl. 6th century) is venerated as foundress of the monastery of Oughter Ard in Ardclough County Kildare (53°16′40″N 6°33′55″W).
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Wikidata Q4096458 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Bríga (CC BY-SA)
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