Love Magic in Medieval Irish Penitentials, Law and Literature

Ireland

I exemplify this striving for ‘neutral’ research in this study of love magic, which starts with a case study on an episode from the Life of Saint Brigit.

“Becoming Mary of the Gael”

St. Brigit

This paper focused on the comparison of St. Brigit and the Virgin Mary in early Irish texts.

Brigit: Goddess, Saint, ‘Holy Woman,’ and Bone of Contention

Brigit of Kildare

Brigit1 and Patrick, two saints from the beginnings of Christianity in Ireland in the fifth century CE, retain their popularity with Catholic Christians to this day.

The Conversion to Christianity in Medieval Ireland: St. Patrick vs. St. Bridget

St. Patrick and St. Brigid - stained glass window

Both St. Bridget and St. Patrick are patron saints of Ireland, but each had very different methods of converting people to Christianity from paganism during medieval times in Ireland.

The True Patron of Ireland: Saint Brigit and the Rise of Celtic Christianity

St. Brigit

The True Patron of Ireland: Saint Brigit and the Rise of Celtic Christianity Dolan, Autumn The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, March 29, (2005) Abstract When Saint Patrick landed in Ireland in 432 AD, history says that he brought Christianity to the Irish. In actuality, though, Patrick’s arrival was the beginning of a religious struggle between Rome […]

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