saint bridget

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Definition of saint bridget in English English dictionary

{i} Bride, St. Bride, Brigid of Ireland (451-523), Irish holy woman and abbess, patron saint of Ireland

born 1303, Swed. died July 23, 1373, Rome; canonized Oct. 8, 1391; feast day July 23 Mystic and patron saint of Sweden. She had religious visions from an early age but married and had eight children, including St. Catherine of Sweden. On the death of her husband (1344), she retired to a life of prayer. She lived in Rome after 1350, striving to bring the pope back from Avignon. In response to a revelation, she founded a new religious order in 1370, the Brigittines. In 1372, inspired by another vision, she journeyed to the Holy Land and died soon after her return to Rome

Hyphenation

saint Bridg·et

Turkish pronunciation

seynt brîcıt

Pronunciation

/ˈsānt ˈbrəʤət/ /ˈseɪnt ˈbrɪʤət/