Devotees of St. Brigid are commemorated the 1,500th anniversary of her death Thursday, the feast day of the so-called matron saint of Ireland, who’s been gaining a modern following.

There are temples and shrines with barely recognisable stone carvings and holy wells associated with Brigid. Here's a selection. A man touches a statue of St. Brigid at St Brigid's holy well in Co ...

Worshippers of all ages took part in the Eucharistic procession, singing and bearing religious statues, banners, and flags with images of Jesus, St. Brigid, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and Derry’s ...

There may have been two St Patricks, and St Brigid might not ... He thought the artist was mistaken because any Trafalgar Square statue should be in keeping with the huge statues of the Roman ...

Watervliet Mayor Charles Patricelli, left, and Barry Perry, of local 1160 millwrights, look at the historic Meneely bell just removed from the former St. Brigid's Roman Catholic Church tower in ...

St. Brigid was born in the fifth century in Faughart, County Louth. Her feast day is on Feb. 1 and folk history says she also died on that day. She is one of three patron saints of Ireland, ...

Forget St Patrick’s Day – here’s why you should head to Ireland for St Brigid’s Day instead. With crowded celebrations of Ireland’s patron saint no longer appealing to her, Nicola Brady ...

FILE - Dancers perform in front of an image of St. Brigid projected onto The Wonderful Barn in Leixlip, Kildare, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 during the Herstory Festival of Light.

Devotees of St. Brigid celebrated her Sunday with the return of a relic associated with the so-called matron saint of Ireland. The festivities came about a millennium after her remains were ...

Devotees of St. Brigid plan to celebrate her Sunday with the scheduled return of a relic associated with the so-called matron saint of Ireland. The festivities come about a millennium after her ...