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Ireland celebrates ‘matron saint’ with prayers, new holiday

Women pray at Saint Brigid's Shrine in Faughart, Ireland, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The Shrine is situated close to the border with Northern Ireland Ireland and is a place that has drawn pilgrims for centuries as it is believed to be the birth place of St Brigid. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) People gather at Saint Brigid's Shrine in Faughart, Ireland, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The Shrine is situated close to the border with Northern Ireland Ireland and is a place that has drawn pilgrims for centuries as it is believed to be the birth place of St Brigid. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) A woman holds a St. Brigid Cross as she participates in a candlelight pilgrimage walk, which makes its way past an ancient well associated with St Brigid, to the Solas Bhride Centre in Kildare, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. St. Brigid of Kildare, a younger contemporary of St. Patrick, is quietly and steadily gaining a following, in Ireland and abroad. Devotees see Brigid, and the ancient Irish goddess whose name and attributes she shares, as emblematic of feminine spirituality and empowerment. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) A view of Saint Brigid's Shrine in Faughart, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023. The Shrine is situated close to the border with Northern Ireland Ireland and is a place that has drawn pilgrims for centuries as it is believed to be the birth place of St Brigid. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) People participate in a candlelight pilgrimage walk, which makes its way past an ancient well associated with St Brigid, to the Solas Bhride Centre in Kildare, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. St. Brigid of Kildare, a younger contemporary of St. Patrick, is quietly and steadily gaining a following, in Ireland and abroad. Devotees see Brigid, and the ancient Irish goddess whose name and attributes she shares, as emblematic of feminine spirituality and empowerment. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) Geraldine Hayden makes a St Brigid Cross at the Solas Bhride Centre in Kildare, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. St. Brigid of Kildare, a younger contemporary of St. Patrick, is quietly and steadily gaining a following, in Ireland and abroad. Devotees see Brigid, and the ancient Irish goddess whose name and attributes she shares, as emblematic of feminine spirituality and empowerment. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) People participate in a candlelight pilgrimage walk which makes its way past an ancient well associated with St Brigid to the Solas Bhride Centre in Kildare, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) A view of Saint Brigid's Shrine in Faughart, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023. St. Brigid of Kildare, a younger contemporary of St. Patrick, is quietly and steadily gaining a following, in Ireland and abroad. Devotees see Brigid, and the ancient Irish goddess whose name and attributes she shares, as emblematic of feminine spirituality and empowerment. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) Dancers perform in front of an image of St. Brigid projected onto The Wonderful Barn in Leixlip, Kildare, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 during the Herstory Festival of Light. St. Brigid of Kildare, a younger contemporary of St. Patrick, is quietly and steadily gaining a following, in Ireland and abroad. Devotees see Brigid, and the ancient Irish goddess whose name and attributes she shares, as emblematic of feminine spirituality and empowerment. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) People participate in a candlelight pilgrimage walk which makes its way past an ancient well associated with St Brigid to the Solas Bhride Centre in Kildare, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) A close-up of a statue of St Brigid in Kildare, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. St. Brigid of Kildare, a younger contemporary of St. Patrick, is quietly and steadily gaining a following, in Ireland and abroad. Devotees see Brigid, and the ancient Irish goddess whose name and attributes she shares, as emblematic of feminine spirituality and empowerment. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) People participate in a candlelight pilgrimage walk which makes its way past an ancient well associated with St Brigid to the Solas Bhride Centre in Kildare, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
Ireland celebrates ‘matron saint’ with prayers, new holiday