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St. Brigid, the compassionate, sensible female patron saint of Ireland, gets a lot less recognition than St. Patrick

  • Written by Lisa Bitel, Professor of History & Religion, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
St. Brigid, the compassionate, sensible female patron saint of Ireland, gets a lot less recognition than St. PatrickSt. Brigid of Kildare's shrine in Faughart, County Louth, Ireland.(Photo by RDImages/Epics/ Hulton Archive via Getty Images

On March 17, the world celebrates the feast day of St. Patrick, a zealous British bishop of the fifth century who became famous for spreading Christianity in Ireland. Patrick is Ireland’s main patron saint.

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