Saint of the Day: St. Brigid of Ireland, 451-525; founded a monastery in Kildare; organized communal consecrated religious life for women in Ireland; later founded a school of art that included metalwork and illumination; evidence exists that she was a friend of St. Patrick
Saint of the Day: St. Brigid of Ireland, 451-525; founded a monastery in Kildare; organized communal consecrated religious life for women in Ireland; later founded a school of art that included metalwork and illumination; evidence exists that she was a friend of St. Patrick