Brigitte (Berc’hed en Breton).

Sainte Brigitte est née en 451 dans le comté de Louth, en Irlande.
Son père, un écossais, était un ancien druide devenu roi, et sa mère une esclave chrétienne baptisée par saint Patrick.
Son père voulut la marier mais elle préféra se consacrer à la religion.
Elle construisit une cellule dans un gros chêne autour de laquelle plusieurs femmes se rassemblèrent et la prirent pour mère.
Elle fonda ainsi un couvent, autour duquel se forma la ville de Kildare.

St Bridget was born in 451 in Louth County, Ireland.
His father, a Scot, was a former Druid king, and his mother a Christian slave baptized by St. Patrick.
Her father wanted to marry her but she preferred to devote herself to religion.
She built a cell in a large oak tree around which several women gathered and took her as their mother.
She thus founded a convent, around which the city of Kildare was built.

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