ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY
Saints celebrated on the 4th of February
SAINT BRIGIDA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR
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| Seaport With the Embarkation of Saint Ursula and Virgin Companions, by Claude Lorrain, 1641 |
Brigida [Brigid, Bridget] was a virgin and martyr. She is believed to have been one of the ladies of the company of Saint Ursula. Although her feast day is October 21, she is venerated on February 4 in Cologne, Germany, at the Church of John the Baptist and Cordula (according to the records of Aegidius Gelenius*.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 514)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Brigida may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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