{"product_id":"brigid-of-kildare-high-queen-of-early-christian-ireland-paperback","title":"Brigid of Kildare: High Queen of Early Christian Ireland - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEochaid Mac Colla\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho was Brigid of Kildare-really?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot the romanticized goddess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot the sanitized saint of greeting cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the historical woman who founded one of the most powerful spiritual centers in early medieval Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a clear-eyed, historically grounded portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eIreland's most influential female saint\u003c\/strong\u003e, drawing carefully from early sources while cutting through centuries of myth, nationalist invention, and modern spiritual projection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrigid emerges here as she was remembered by her own world: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea fifth-century abbess of immense authority, founder of Kildare, protector of the poor, distributor of food and wealth, spiritual leader of both women and men, and a figure whose power unsettled kings and later churchmen alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than flattening Brigid into either legend or ideology, this book restores her complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the earliest sources actually say about Brigid's life and authority\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Kildare functioned as a center of sanctuary, hospitality, and real social power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Brigid's generosity was considered disruptive, not sentimental\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the miracle stories reveal about early Irish Christian values\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow and why the \"goddess Brigid\" theory arose-and where it breaks down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Brigid's spirituality looked like in practice: food, fire, protection, mercy, and justice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthentic prayers and devotional texts rooted in manuscript tradition, not modern invention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Brigid's legacy shaped Irish Christianity long after her death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with scholarly care but plain language, \u003cstrong\u003eBrigid of Kildare: High Queen of Early Christian Ireland\u003c\/strong\u003e is neither devotional fluff nor academic abstraction. It is a serious, readable encounter with a woman whose life reshaped faith, power, and community in early Ireland-and whose influence still endures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers interested in: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly Irish Christianity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWomen and authority in the early church\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCeltic history beyond mythology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorically grounded spirituality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaint Brigid without romantic distortion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the Brigid worth knowing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67608386830653,"sku":"9781069942548","price":22.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/3356\/3709\/files\/8woqJxYGv9781069942548.webp?v=1790791022","url":"https:\/\/thelordsnest.com\/products\/brigid-of-kildare-high-queen-of-early-christian-ireland-paperback","provider":"The Lord's Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}