Brigid of Kildare
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Brigid of Kildare is a 5th–6th century Irish saint and abbess, venerated as one of Ireland’s patron saints and renowned for founding monasteries and her association with learning, charity, and healing.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Brigid of Kildare | 12 |
| Brigid of Kildare canonical | 2 |
| Saint Bridget | 2 |
| Saint Brigid | 2 |
| Brigid | 1 |
| Saint Brigid (traditional) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2627905 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Brigid of Kildare Context triple: [St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London, dedicatedTo, Brigid of Kildare]
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A.
Bríde de Róiste
Bríde de Róiste is an Irish academic and educational leader who serves as the Chancellor of Dublin City University.
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B.
Saint Fillan
Saint Fillan was a medieval Scottish saint and missionary, venerated especially in the Highlands for his piety, miracles, and enduring local cult.
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C.
Saint Nino
Saint Nino is a revered early Christian missionary credited with converting the ancient Kingdom of Iberia (eastern Georgia) to Christianity and is honored as one of the most important saints in Georgian religious history.
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Saint Hilda of Whitby
Saint Hilda of Whitby was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon abbess and influential church leader who founded the double monastery at Whitby and played a key role in the Synod of Whitby.
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Saint Curig
Saint Curig is a medieval Welsh saint, traditionally regarded as a missionary or church founder in Wales and remembered as the patron of several churches and localities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Brigid of Kildare Target entity description: Brigid of Kildare is a 5th–6th century Irish saint and abbess, venerated as one of Ireland’s patron saints and renowned for founding monasteries and her association with learning, charity, and healing.
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A.
Bríde de Róiste
Bríde de Róiste is an Irish academic and educational leader who serves as the Chancellor of Dublin City University.
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B.
Saint Fillan
Saint Fillan was a medieval Scottish saint and missionary, venerated especially in the Highlands for his piety, miracles, and enduring local cult.
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C.
Saint Nino
Saint Nino is a revered early Christian missionary credited with converting the ancient Kingdom of Iberia (eastern Georgia) to Christianity and is honored as one of the most important saints in Georgian religious history.
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D.
Saint Hilda of Whitby
Saint Hilda of Whitby was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon abbess and influential church leader who founded the double monastery at Whitby and played a key role in the Synod of Whitby.
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E.
Saint Curig
Saint Curig is a medieval Welsh saint, traditionally regarded as a missionary or church founder in Wales and remembered as the patron of several churches and localities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
Irish patron saint ⓘ abbess ⓘ founder of monastery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brigid’s cross
ⓘ
Kildare, Ireland ⓘ charity ⓘ healing ⓘ holy wells in Ireland ⓘ hospitality ⓘ learning ⓘ miracles involving animals ⓘ miracles involving food ⓘ monastic schools ⓘ |
| birthDate | 5th century ⓘ |
| buriedAlongside |
Saint Columba
ⓘ
surface form:
Columba of Iona
Saint Patrick ⓘ
surface form:
Patrick of Ireland
|
| commemoratedBy |
Brigid’s crosses woven from rushes
ⓘ
devotion at holy wells in Ireland ⓘ pilgrimages to Kildare ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate |
523
ⓘ
524 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kildare, Ireland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| feastDay |
1 February
ⓘ
Imbolc ⓘ
surface form:
Imbolc (traditional association)
|
| hasLegend |
story of giving away her father’s sword to a beggar
ⓘ
story of miraculously increasing food and milk for the poor ⓘ story of receiving land for her monastery from the King of Leinster ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Old Irish ⓘ |
| name | Brigid of Kildare self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | foundation of the double monastery at Kildare ⓘ |
| oneOf | three patron saints of Ireland ⓘ |
| patronage |
Island of Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Ireland
blacksmiths ⓘ children ⓘ dairy workers ⓘ farmers ⓘ fugitives ⓘ healers ⓘ midwives ⓘ poets ⓘ scholars ⓘ the poor ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Downpatrick, County Down
ⓘ
surface form:
Downpatrick, County Down, Ireland
|
| positionHeld |
abbess of Kildare
ⓘ
founder of Kildare monastery ⓘ |
| possibleNamesakeOf |
Brigid
ⓘ
surface form:
Celtic goddess Brigid
|
| region | Leinster ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Christianity ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sharesPatronageWith |
Saint Columba
ⓘ
surface form:
Columba of Iona
Saint Patrick ⓘ
surface form:
Patrick of Ireland
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| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
European Lutheran churches ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
|
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Subject: Brigid of Kildare Description of subject: Brigid of Kildare is a 5th–6th century Irish saint and abbess, venerated as one of Ireland’s patron saints and renowned for founding monasteries and her association with learning, charity, and healing.
Referenced by (20)
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