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<li class="li1">Brigid’s monastery starts in 480—wooden, humble. She’s buried there in 525, her relics drawing pilgrims. By 850, Vikings threaten, so her skull moves to Downpatrick—but Kildare keeps humming. Around 900, a round tower rises; by 1223, a cathedral crowns her tomb site.</li>
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Brigid’s monastery starts in 480—wooden, humble. She’s buried there in 525, her relics drawing pilgrims. By 850, Vikings threaten, so her skull moves to Downpatrick—but Kildare keeps humming. Around 900, a round tower rises; by 1223, a cathedral crowns her tomb site.

<ul>
<li>Brigid’s monastery starts in 480—wooden, humble. She’s buried there in 525, her relics drawing pilgrims. By 850, Vikings threaten, so her skull moves to Downpatrick—but Kildare keeps humming. Around 900, a round tower rises; by 1223, a cathedral crowns her tomb site.</li>
</ul>

St. Brigid of Kildare: Cathedral and Tower

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