Saint Briga
| Saint Briga | |
|---|---|
| Died | ~ |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 21 January |
| Patronage | Oughter Ard |
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 / 53.27789°N 6.56528°W). Her feast day is 21 January. Bríga is also associated with Brideschurch near Sallins (53°14′36″N 6°41′28″W / 53.24344°N 6.69102°W.), and possibly with Kilbride in County Waterford (52°11′24″N 7°09′51″W / 52.18993°N 7.16424°W.).
She is described as "Brigid daughter of Congal" in Professor Brian O'Looney's Irish Life of the Saint pages 21 and 22. In the fifth life of Brigid she is said to have lived in the Leinster province and been "mother or superioress over a monastery and its nuns, who were servants of Christ."
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