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title: "St. Brigid of Kildare: Feast Day February 1 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-brigid-of-kildare/
description: "St. Brigid of Kildare, Abbess, patron of Ireland, dairy workers, and newborns. Remembered on February 1, died c. 525. Read their life in Bless."
---

Abbess · Remembered on February 1

# St. Brigid of Kildare

St. Brigid of Kildare is remembered on February 1 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of Ireland, dairy workers, and newborns.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [February 1](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/#1) |
| Title | Abbess |
| Died | c. 525 |
| Patron of | [Ireland](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#ireland), [dairy workers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#dairy-workers), [newborns](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#newborns) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Monday, February 1, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-brigid-of-kildare/#calendar) |

## Life

Born to a chieftain and a slave, she gave away her father’s goods to beggars until he let her go to God. Her double monastery at Kildare — the ‘church of the oak’ — became a center of learning and charity for all Ireland, which honors her beside Patrick as its patroness, ‘the Mary of the Gael.’

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Brigid of Kildare as patron of Ireland, dairy workers, and newborns.

[Ireland](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#ireland) [Dairy workers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#dairy-workers) [Newborns](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#newborns)

### Saints with the same patronage

- [St. Patrick](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-patrick/) Ireland · March 17

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Brigid of Kildare. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Monday, February 1, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/02/01/) | Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Hebrews 11:32-40 · Psalm 31:20, 21, 22, 23, 24 · Luke 7:16 · Mark 5:1-20 |
| [Tuesday, February 1, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/02/01/) | Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30—19:3 · Psalm 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 · Matthew 8:17 · Mark 5:21-43 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[January 31 St. John Bosco](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-bosco/) [February 2 St. Joan de Lestonnac](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-joan-de-lestonnac/)

[All the saints of February](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/) [Born on February 1?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#02-01) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Brigid of Kildare

Remembered on February 1

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-brigid-of-kildare/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-brigid-of-kildare/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-brigid-of-kildare/#calendar)

In the app

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