St. Bridget
St. Bridget arrived in Ireland a few years after St. Patrick. Her father was an Irish lord named Duptace.
As Bridget grew up, she became holier and more pious each day. She loved the poor and would often bring food and clothing to them. One day she gave away a whole pail of milk, and then began to worry about what her mother would say. She prayed to the Lord to make up for what she had given away. When she got home, her pail was full! Bridget was a very pretty young girl, and her father thought that it was time for her to marry. She, however, had given herself entirely to God when she was very small, and she would not think of marrying anyone. When she learned that her beauty was the reason for the attentions of so many young men, she prayed fervently to God to take it from her. She wanted to belong to Him alone. God granted her prayer. Seeing that his daughter was no longer pretty, her father gladly agreed when Bridget asked to become a Nun. She became the first Religious in Ireland and founded a convent so that other young girls might become Nuns. When she consecrated herself to God, a miracle happened. She became very beautiful again! Bridget made people think of the Blessed Mother because she was so pure and sweet, so lovely and gentle. They called her the "Mary of the Irish."
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Can you tell me any of her quotes? I have a report on here due Wednesday and i ned one for it.
I found this web site to very helpful because I have been searching for some lovely prayers to pray to my Dear Lord Jesus.
I am definitely using her as my confirmation saint! This website was SO helpful!
this was so helpful for my saint report
i want to use this for my confirmation name but it would be weird since my first name is already bridget haha lol but seriously i want to
this was very helpful as i am choseing this name for my conformation name
I'm making Saint Bridget my saint for my Confirmation but i need her background information like when she died, her feast day, her family life and a cant find any website! Please help me!!
- Tiffany :)
Thankyou very much for this infomation! I will use St. Bridget as my confirmation saint. She is a very graceful woman!!!
I think I will choose her as my conformation saint. She is absolutely amazing and inspiring. I believe her feast day is Feb. 1, of she is indeed the same person as Brigid of Kildare. Couls someone please tell me whether these to saints are the same person? And also, I need to read a biography, does anyone no a good one about her. Thanks :)
After reading the first paragraph, I knew my confirmation name had to be Bridget. She is so inspiring and her generosity is something that I hope I am blessed with in the future. God bless!
St.Bridget is an amazing saint and im going to make this my confirmation name.
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i love this name im going to pick it for my confirmation name thanks!!:)
Is it bridget or brigid?
I've chosen bridget for my conformation name aswell i just love her story
what is she the patron saint of?
Bridget's feast day is July 23rd. I am using her as my confirmation name :)
I've been searching for a saint for my project for weeks, and now I've found her. I love her name, and how dedicated she was! It is hard to find a cool name for a saint. This had all the info I needed on her!
Is St Bridget, Saint Bridid of Ireland?