Brigid never "took over" any pagan cult. She was originally worshipped as goddess in the Celtic nation.
She made intelligent answers regarding Christianity over pagan religions.
This was one of the four major Celtic festivals.It was celebrated on 1 February.It is associated with the lactation of ewes.The festival was also associated with the Irish goddess Brigid,subsequently this pagan festival was taken over by the Christian church as one of their festivals,the feast day of St.Brigid.
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A person who leads a cult is often referred to as a cult leader. They typically have a charismatic personality and use manipulation tactics to gain control over their followers.
There were several "religions" that were considered cults by the Romans over their long history. Among them were Christianity, the cult of Isis and the cult of Bacchus or Dionysus.
The duration of The Saint Takes Over is 1.15 hours.
The Saint Takes Over was created on 1940-05-27.
1. If they tore down and rebuilt over the pagan sites it got rid of the pagan temple. One less Pagan Temple meant one less pagan temple and thus less pagans (in theory). 2. Since pagans were accustomed to gathering at that site, it would be easier for them to continue gathering there even for non-pagan ceremonies.
At the invitation of bishops, she started convents all over Ireland. She was a great traveller, especially considering the conditions of the time, which led to her patronage of travellers, sailors, etc. Brigid invented the double monastery, the monastery of Kildara, which means Church of the Oak, that she ran on the Liffey river being for both monks and nuns. Saint Conleth became its first bishop; this connection and the installation of a bell that lasted over 1000 years apparently led to her patronage of blacksmiths and those in related fields.
Well, honey, the leader of a cult is typically referred to as a cult leader. I mean, it's not rocket science. They're the one calling the shots and brainwashing their followers, so that title seems pretty fitting to me. Just watch out for those charismatic manipulators, they can be a real piece of work.
Which Saint John? There are over 100.
Search for exact term "theological cult" returns a pitiful 1,500 results; a search for the word CULT returns 150million results (also "blue oyster cult"==> over 4million) "theological cult" is mostly a weasel word so a particular less then direct pastor; (I'm looking your way Dallas Texas); can attempt to back petal and try not to look like a self righteous SOB North America Oct 2011