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Record Number:
34836
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Cogitosus
Contributor(s):
Title:
The Life of Saint Brigid
Source:
The World of Saint Patrick Edited by Philip Freeman. Oxford University Press, 2014. Pages 95 - 128.
Description:
Philip Freeman has translated eight texts related to early Irish Christianity. The
Life of Saint Brigid
was written by Cogitosus, likely a monk at Kildare, more than a century after the saint's death. The miracles reflect her life as the spiritual leader of the monastery she founded at Kildare, feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and intervening in the lives of nuns. The stories involving animals and nature, like giving a begging dog part of the bacon intended for guests, suggest an empathy with all living creatures and the natural world.
Article Type:
Translation
Subject
(See Also)
:
Brigit, Abbess of Kildare, Saint
Cogitosus, Monk and Hagiographer- Vita Sanctae Brigidae
Hagiography
Ireland
Monasticism
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
6- 7
Primary Evidence:
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Abstract:
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Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
2014.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
9780199372584