Kildare monastery

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Kildare monastery was an important early medieval Irish religious center traditionally linked to St. Brigid and noted for its role in the development of Celtic Christian monasticism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious center
early medieval Irish monastery
associatedWith Book of Leinster (as a source mentioning it) NERFINISHED
Cogitosus’s Life of St Brigid NERFINISHED
Diocese of Kildare NERFINISHED
Kildare Cathedral NERFINISHED
cult of Saint Brigid
country Ireland NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo Saint Brigid of Kildare NERFINISHED
ecclesiasticalStatus episcopal see
major Irish monastic center
floruit 6th century
7th century
8th century
foundedBy Saint Brigid of Kildare NERFINISHED
foundingDate early 5th century
governedBy abbess
abbot
hasFeature cemetery
church complex
guesthouse
monastic cells
monastic enclosure
oratory
round tower (later medieval phase at Kildare)
heritageStatus important site in Irish Christian history
housedCommunityOf monks
nuns
influenced Irish monastic federation of Kildare NERFINISHED
cult and veneration of Saint Brigid across Ireland
other monasteries in Leinster
knownFor hospitality to travelers and pilgrims
importance as a pilgrimage site
large landholdings in Leinster
role in development of Celtic Christian monasticism
scholarly and scribal activity
liturgicalLanguage Latin
locatedIn County Kildare NERFINISHED
Kildare NERFINISHED
Leinster
notableAbbess Saint Brigid of Kildare NERFINISHED
Saint Dara (Darlugdach) of Kildare NERFINISHED
religiousOrder double monastery
religiousTradition Celtic Christianity NERFINISHED
Latin Christianity NERFINISHED
traditionallyAssociatedWith Saint Brigid of Kildare NERFINISHED
vernacularLanguage Old Irish

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