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Saint Brigid of Ireland

Stained glass, St. Joseph
Catholic Church, Macon,
Georgia, 1903

The 1st of February is the feast day of Saint Brigid of Ireland
(c. 451 – 525), also known as Saint Brigid of Kildare. She is the
patron saint of babies; blacksmiths; boatmen; brewers; cattle;
chicken farmers; children whose parents are not married;
children with abusive fathers; children born into abusive unions;
Clan Douglas; dairymaids; dairy workers; Florida; fugitives;
infants; Ireland; Leinster, mariners; midwives; milk maids; nuns;
poets; poor; poultry farmers; poultry raisers; printing presses;
sailors; scholars; travellers; and watermen.

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