Her mother was Brocca, a Christian Pict and slave who had been baptized by Saint Patrick. The name of her father as Dubhthach, a chieftain of Leinster.
During the time of Saint Brigid there were no last names.
According to her biographers her parents were Dubhthach, a Pagan chieftain of Leinster, and Brocca, a Christian Pict and slave who had been baptized by Saint Patrick.
Saint Brigid or Bride died when she was 70 and got to meet Saint Patrick and Saint Brendan.
Brigid had stopped aging when she became a saint as she had died. Being dead is the first requirement for being declared a saint.
The feast of St. Brigid of Ireland is February 1.
The patron saint of newborns is Saint Brigid.
Ireland
Saint Brigid of Ireland
St. Brigid was not a martry. She died of natural causes.
The feast of St. Brigid of Ireland is February 1.
The patron saints of children whose parents were not married are: Brigid of Ireland, Eustochium of Padua and Sibyllina Biscossi.
Saint Brigid was an Irish saint, from county Kildare in Ireland. She is the patroness of Ireland, in the same way that Saint Patrick is the patron saint. Her feast date is the 1st of February.