Medievalists.net » St. Brigit http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Love Magic in Medieval Irish Penitentials, Law and Literature http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/22/love-magic-in-medieval-irish-penitentials-law-and-literature/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/22/love-magic-in-medieval-irish-penitentials-law-and-literature/#comments Mon, 23 Sep 2013 04:08:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=43788 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.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/22/love-magic-in-medieval-irish-penitentials-law-and-literature/feed/ 0 “Becoming Mary of the Gael” http://www.medievalists.net/2013/04/19/becoming-mary-of-the-gael/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/04/19/becoming-mary-of-the-gael/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:44:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=40622 This paper focused on the comparison of St. Brigit and the Virgin Mary in early Irish texts.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/04/19/becoming-mary-of-the-gael/feed/ 0 Brigit: Goddess, Saint, ‘Holy Woman,’ and Bone of Contention http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/04/brigit-goddess-saint-holy-woman-and-bone-of-contention/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/04/brigit-goddess-saint-holy-woman-and-bone-of-contention/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:53:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39587 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.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/04/brigit-goddess-saint-holy-woman-and-bone-of-contention/feed/ 0 The Conversion to Christianity in Medieval Ireland: St. Patrick vs. St. Bridget http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/17/the-conversion-to-christianity-in-medieval-ireland-st-patrick-vs-st-bridget/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/17/the-conversion-to-christianity-in-medieval-ireland-st-patrick-vs-st-bridget/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:02:50 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=30216 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.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/17/the-conversion-to-christianity-in-medieval-ireland-st-patrick-vs-st-bridget/feed/ 0 The True Patron of Ireland: Saint Brigit and the Rise of Celtic Christianity http://www.medievalists.net/2011/01/17/the-true-patron-of-ireland-saint-brigit-and-the-rise-of-celtic-christianity/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/01/17/the-true-patron-of-ireland-saint-brigit-and-the-rise-of-celtic-christianity/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:59:53 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=15550 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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