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Offline Pelly

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Did St. Brigit of Kildare exist?
« on: February 26, 2013, 10:51:09 AM »
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    • Some think that this saint is fictional and based on a pagan goddess. Can you give me more evidence than it stated on Wikipedia to the contrary?
    Also, did she have wells dedicated to her as the pagan goddess had?
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    Offline Quo Vadis Petre

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    Did St. Brigit of Kildare exist?
    « Reply #1 on: February 26, 2013, 10:59:25 AM »
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    • Her feast is celebrated by the Irish Feb. 3 (?). Thee is IMHO absolutely no reason to doubt she existed.
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    Did St. Brigit of Kildare exist?
    « Reply #2 on: February 26, 2013, 11:10:12 AM »
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    Did St. Brigit of Kildare exist?
    « Reply #3 on: February 26, 2013, 11:28:21 AM »
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    Did St. Brigit of Kildare exist?
    « Reply #4 on: February 26, 2013, 09:10:55 PM »
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    • Quote from: Quo Vadis Petre
    Her feast is celebrated by the Irish Feb. 3 (?). Thee is IMHO absolutely no reason to doubt she existed.


    I think it is February 1.  
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    Did St. Brigit of Kildare exist?
    « Reply #5 on: February 26, 2013, 09:11:58 PM »
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    • Quote from: Pelly
    Some think that this saint is fictional and based on a pagan goddess. Can you give me more evidence than it stated on Wikipedia to the contrary?
    Also, did she have wells dedicated to her as the pagan goddess had?


    There is some overlap in the stories, but that hardly means she did not exist.
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