Devotees draw inspiration from Brigid the saint — and from Brigid the ancient pagan goddess, whose name and attributes she shares — as emblematic of feminine spirituality and empowerment.

Brigid (also known as Brighid, Bride, Brigit, Saint Brigid of Kildare) is the pagan goddess of healing, poetry and smithcraft as well as fire, the sun and the Hearth. She is worshipped during ...

Brigid has always sat at the intersection of legend and history, of folk religion and institutional Catholicism. She shares her name and her attributes with a much older pagan deity, the goddess ...