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Vita sanctae Brigitae

• Hiberno-Latin
• prose
• Irish hagiography
• extent: not extant

It is thought that a lost 7th-century Latin Life of St Brigit underlies both the vernacular Bethu Brigte (9th century) and the Vita prima sanctae Brigitae (of uncertain date).

Manuscripts

none

Language

• Hiberno-Latin

Date

Mid- or late 7th century.

Form

prose (primary)

Classification

Irish hagiographyIrish hagiography
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Subjects

Brigit of Kildare

Brigit of Kildare

(c. 439/452–c. 524/526)

patron saint of Kildare, whose cult spread both within and outside of Ireland.

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Sources

Secondary sources (select)

McCone, Kim R., “Brigit in the seventh century: a saint with three lives?”, Peritia 1 (1982): 107–145.

Ó hAodha, Donncha [ed.], Bethu Brigte, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1978.

CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link>

xvii–xx

web page identifiers

page name: Vita sanctae Brigitae (lost)

page url: https://codecs.vanhamel.nl/Vita_sanctae_Brigitae_(lost)
redirect: https://codecs.vanhamel.nl/Special:Redirect/page/11900
numerical alternative: https://codecs.vanhamel.nl/index.php?curid=11900
page ID: 11900
page ID tracker: https://codecs.vanhamel.nl/index.php?title=Show:ID&id=11900

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Dennis Groenewegen

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June 2012, last updated: January 2024