<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[British & Irish Saints]]></title><description><![CDATA[British & Irish Saints]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/synaxarion</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:12:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/el/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Η ιστορία πίσω από την προσευχή Lorica του Αγίου Πατρικίου]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Patrick Άναμμα της Απαγορευμένης Φλόγας της Πίστης Ήταν γύρω στο έτος 433 μ.Χ. όταν ο Laughaire, ο Μεγάλος Βασιλιάς της Ιρλανδίας, κάλεσε τον Άγιο Πατρίκιο στην Τάρα. Ανάβοντας τη φωτιά του Πάσχα, ο Άγιος Πατρίκιος παραβίασε τον νόμο, ατίμασε τον Βασιλιά και βλασφήμησε μια γιορτή που συνδεόταν με παγανιστική παράδοση. Ένα άτομο που ήταν στο παρελθόν τίποτα παραπάνω απο σκλάβος στο νησί, τώρα απο ότι φαίνεται είναι υποψήφιο για τη θανατική ποινή. Παρά ταύτα, ο Άγιος Πατρίκιος ήταν πρόθυμος...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/el/post/%CE%B7-%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CF%80%CE%AF%CF%83%CF%89-%CE%B1%CF%80%CF%8C-%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%83%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%87%CE%AE-lorica-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85-%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a80fc7e31a5b81c3a365e93</guid><category><![CDATA[Ιστορίες και Διδαχές]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:17:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_9d28882b74a54800a2bc700457c55b0d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_451,h_477,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Συναξάριο του Αγίου Σαμψών του Ντολ (απόσπασμα ιστορίας)]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Samson of Dol Holy Icon Ο βίος του Αγίου Σαμψών του Ντολ (απόσπασμα) Από όλα τα έγγραφα που περιγράφουν λεπτομερώς τις ζωές των αγίων της Κορνουάλης, το παλαιότερο είναι το συναξάριο του Αγίου Σαμψών. Αυτό το απόσπασμα περιγράφει την άφιξή του στην Κορνουάλη από την Ιρλανδία, τις προσπάθειές του να προσηλυτίσει τον ειδωλολάτρη λαό της Κορνουάλης στον Χριστιανισμό και την ίδρυση ενός ιερού πηγαδιού. Η συγκεκριμένη ιστορία απο το συναξάρι του Αγίου βασίζεται σε ένα έγγραφο του έβδομου αιώνα...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/el/post/%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%BE%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BF-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85-%CF%83%CE%B1%CE%BC%CF%88%CF%8E%CE%BD-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BB-%CE%B1%CF%80%CF%8C%CF%83%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%B1-%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a80f273412b54f3d2d24670</guid><category><![CDATA[Ιστορίες και Διδαχές]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:50:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_1f86b462cabd4f14b7eff37449d338a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_348,h_426,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Άγιος Χέρμπερτ του Ντέργουεντγουότερ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saint Herbert of Derwentwater Fresco by Aidan Hart Ανάμεσα στα όμορφα νησιά του Ντέργουεντγουότερ, αυτό που ονομάζεται Νησί του Αγίου Χέρμπερτ αξίζει την προσοχή μας, όχι μόνο για την ομορφιά του αλλά και για τους ιστορικούς του συσχετισμούς. Αυτός ο απομονωμένος παράδεισος περιλαμβάνει μια έκταση τεσσάρων ή πέντε στρεμμάτων, καλά καλυμμένη με δάσος, και βρίσκεται κοντά στο κέντρο της λίμνης. Πήρε το όνομά του από τον Άγιο Χέρμπερτ, έναν ιερέα και εξομολόγο, ο οποίος, «για να αποφύγει την...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/el/post/%CE%AC%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82-%CF%87%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81%CF%84-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B5%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7f8934f8caf677b39c9b6c</guid><category><![CDATA[Βρετανοί+Ιρλανδοι Άγιοι 595 - 750μχ]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:26:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_d59c1746172b4cacaff6fe5f7230a038~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_250,h_214,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Αγία Μελάνγκελ, η Ιερή Ερημίτισσα του Πένναντ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Εικόνα της Αγίας Μελάνγκελ Είναι ελάχιστοι αυτοί που γνωρίζουν, το απομονωμένο ουαλικό ιερό της Αγίας Μελάνγκελ, βαθιά στα βουνά Μπέργουιν, που είναι αφιερωμένο σε μια Ιρλανδή του έκτου αιώνα, μια ερημίτη που έζησε εδώ για πολλά χρόνια, μόνη και άγνωστη. Ένας πρώιμος χριστιανικός θησαυρός, είναι το παλαιότερο υπάρχον ρομανικού ρυθμού ιερό στη βόρεια Ευρώπη. Όταν η εκκλησία αναστηλώθηκε τη δεκαετία του 1960, τα λείψανα της Μελάνγκελ ανακαλύφθηκαν κάτω από το δάπεδο του παρεκκλησίου και τώρα...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/el/post/%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%B5%CE%BB-%CE%B7-%CE%B9%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%AE-%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%AF%CF%84%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CF%80%CE%AD%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7e56339da915136a5910c1</guid><category><![CDATA[Βρετανοί+Ιρλανδοι Άγιοι 595 - 750μχ]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:42:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_27663949eafe42b383ce134f1d99a119~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_530,h_625,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saint Melangell, the Holly Hermitess of Pennant]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Melangell Icon Little known outside Wales and Great Britain, the secluded Welsh shrine of St. Melangell, deep in the Berwyn Mountains, is dedicated to a sixth-century Irishwoman, an anchorite who lived here for many years, alone and unknown. An early Christian treasure, it is the oldest existing Romanesque shrine in northern Europe. When the church was restored in the 1960’s, Melangell’s relics were discovered under the chapel floor, and now more than 10,000 pilgrims a year come to ask for...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/post/saint-melangell-the-holly-hermitess-of-pennant</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7dfb85d791ff6850b52137</guid><category><![CDATA[British & Irish Saints (597- 750AD)]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:08:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_27663949eafe42b383ce134f1d99a119~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_530,h_625,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saint Herbert of Derwentwater]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saint Herbert of Derwentwater Fresco by Aidan Hart Amongst the beautiful isles of Derwentwater, that named St Herbert's Island deserves a more than ordinary notice, as well for its beauty as its historical associations. This insulated paradise includes an extent of four or five acres, well covered with wood, and is situated near the centre of the lake. It obtained its name from Saint Herbert, a priest and confessor, who, "to avoid the intercourse of man, and that nothing might withdraw his...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/post/saint-herbert-of-derwentwater</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7db41324b7499942a64c9b</guid><category><![CDATA[British & Irish Saints (597- 750AD)]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:56:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_d59c1746172b4cacaff6fe5f7230a038~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_250,h_214,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The story behind Saint Patrick’s Lorica Prayer]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Patrick Lighting the Forbidden Flame of Faith It was around the year 433 AD when Laughaire, the High King of Ireland, called Saint Patrick to Tara. By lighting the Easter fire, Saint Patrick had violated the law, dishonoured the King, and blasphemed a holiday that was associated with pagan tradition. A person who had been a slave on the island appeared to be a candidate for the death penalty. In spite of this, Saint Patrick was willing to put himself in harm's way in order to obtain the...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/post/the-story-behind-saint-patrick-s-breastplate-prayer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7d95108a3aeb5b26e90a70</guid><category><![CDATA[Stories and Teachings]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:45:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_9d28882b74a54800a2bc700457c55b0d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_451,h_477,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Synaxarium of St Samson of Dol (story excerpt)]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Samson of Dol Holy Icon The Life of St Samson of Dol (excerpt) Of all the documents that detail the lives of Cornish saints, the oldest one is the synaxarium of Saint Samson. This passage describes his arrival in Cornwall from Ireland, his efforts to convert the pagan Cornish people to Christianity, and the establishment of a holy well. It is based on a seventh-century document translated by Thomas Taylor.     XLVIII. Now it came to pass, on a certain day, as he was on a journey through a...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/post/synaxarium-of-st-samson-of-dol-story-excerpt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7d0c8560971ea08f921695</guid><category><![CDATA[Stories and Teachings]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:34:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_1f86b462cabd4f14b7eff37449d338a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_348,h_426,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saint Samson of Dol]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Samson of Dol Portrait Breiz is the Breton name for Brittany, and Bretagne is the French name for the territory. Brittany is a region and a former duchy in the northwestern part of France. It is a peninsula that is located between the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel. In the fifth to seventh centuries, during the period that is commonly referred to as "the Age of the Celtic saints," it was populated by the Celtic tribe of Britons from Wales and Cornwall. They were escaping the...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/post/saint-samson-of-dol</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7b8a8c2a9b322b8de8211f</guid><category><![CDATA[British & Irish Saints (597- 750AD)]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:28:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_dac7c37c256045309976019395eb311e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_971,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Oswald, Bishop of Worcester and Archbishop of York]]></title><description><![CDATA[His Early Life St Oswald Bishop of Worcester St Oswald was born in the year 925 into a family of prominent Danish Christians who had recently been baptised, the same Danes who had invaded England in the ninth century and populated the east and north of England, the region that came to be known as the Danelaw. Between the years 941 and 958, his uncle St Oda (Odo) the Good served as the Archbishop of Canterbury. He was instrumental in restoring Church life and piety in England following the...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/post/st-oswald-bishop-of-worcester-and-archbishop-of-york</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7b0c1e6451349f6d937e11</guid><category><![CDATA[British & Irish Saints (750-992AD)]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:43:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_501eaf457a3f4478b34b97e70cc487ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_399,h_445,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Hilda, the Venerable Abbess of Whitby]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Hilda Abbess of Whitby Icon St. Hilda (Hild) is one of the most revered female saints in England, widely known as "The Abbess of the English People." St. Hilda of Whitby was born to nobility in AD 614. She was the second daughter of Hereric, nephew of Edwin, King of Deira, and his wife, Breguswīþ. As a baby, she was orphaned and raised by her uncle, King Edwin. Her uncle then married a charming Christian princess, Ethelburgh of Kent, who was accompanied by monks from her native kingdom,...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/post/st-hilda-the-venerable-abbess-of-whitby</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a75cf15dc26a7fc1f8a7a2b</guid><category><![CDATA[British & Irish Saints (597- 750AD)]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:57:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_78a2d5a4f64946d6abcc511abf94792d~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_400,h_281,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Brendan the Navigator, one of the ‘Twelve Apostles of Ireland’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saint Brendan the Navigator - Icon Shall I abandon, O King of mysteries, the soft comforts of home? Shall I turn my back on my native land, and turn my face towards the sea? Shall I put myself wholly at Thy mercy, without silver, without a horse, without fame, without honour? O King of the Glorious Heaven, shall I go of my own choice upon the sea? O Christ, wilt Thou help me on the wild waves?  - Prayer of St. Brendan the Voyager "Our venerable and God-bearing father Brendan the Navigator or...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/post/st-brendan-the-navigator-one-of-the-twelve-apostles-of-ireland</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a74a601ec949d22e7f23d2e</guid><category><![CDATA[British & Irish Saints (410–600AD)]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:45:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_6f6f447dad35487488815bfdf0d8b23a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_310,h_401,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Alfred "The Great", King of Wessex]]></title><description><![CDATA["Why are we here in our Church today? There are perhaps many reasons but most basically in hope of salvation, to worship God in Orthodox Christian Tradition, and to help spread His Gospel in Orthodoxy to our neighbors. A secondary historical reason in the life of the Church is because Christianity came to the British Isles and baptized the English language, which, brought to these shores, enables us to bring the Orthodox Gospel to our English-speaking neighbors in Appalachian America today....]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/post/st-alfred-the-great-king-of-wessex</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a71d2c5e1b75da43ec0cf58</guid><category><![CDATA[British & Irish Saints (750-992AD)]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:04:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_fb0254fde97f420eabbf4495f7433a58~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_500,h_653,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venerable Bede, A gift to all]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anglo-Saxon theologian, historian, and chronologist St. Bede the Venerable. "There are so many exceptional figures from the sixth and seventh centuries on the British islands that it is difficult to isolate one or two of them. Without Bede, ‘the first scientific genius of the Germanic people,’ as R.W. Southern calls him, we would, of course, know very little about any of them. His homilies on the Gospels stand beside those of St. Gregory the Great as a monument of patristic writing. He was a...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/post/the-genius-that-we-know-as-venerable-bede</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70f7be2155f73d8804a597</guid><category><![CDATA[British & Irish Saints (597- 750AD)]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:39:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_35738dc30c4c426d8c88b6528f01d3c4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Aidan of Lindisfarne, the Apostle of the North]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Aidan "For many in that first century, there was no place more remote than Britain. It was, as G. K. Chesterton says in his Short History of England, "lost in a night of northern seas, and finally lit up by the long search-lights of Rome, more for pride than for possession." In bringing Britain within the orbit of the Roman world, "it was felt that the remotest remnant of things had been touched." Britain was indeed "ultimata Thule-the other end of nowhere," the end of the earth. The first...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/post/st-aidan-of-lindisfarne-the-apostle-of-the-north</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70b0acdb6c19f1c2b8ff60</guid><category><![CDATA[British & Irish Saints (597- 750AD)]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:16:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_ceabc9b847e0424dad89bd959a3f324a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_460,h_420,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Dunstan and the battle with the Devil]]></title><description><![CDATA["Saint Dunstan and the Devil", illumination from the "Luttrell Psalter", ms. Add MS 42130, f. 54v, 1325-1340, British Library, London. May 19 is the feast day of Saint Dunstan, one of the most popular saints in all of England. Living in the 10th century, Dunstan was Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London, and finally Archbishop of Canterbury until his death in 988 AD. According to the many legends surrounding the life of the Saint, Dunstan seems to have had numerous...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/post/st-dunstan-and-the-battle-with-the-devil</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6fde8c2aa0dd3fa16974af</guid><category><![CDATA[Stories and Teachings]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:25:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_e07d0aac6104412cb9b9f5323006073e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_576,h_371,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holy Hierarch St Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saint Dunstan of Canterbury (909-988) Bishop of London, Worcester then Archbishop of Canterbury The early history of Christianity in England is characterized by significant fluctuations. Shortly after the Romans withdrew from the island, the staunchly pagan Anglo-Saxons effectively eradicated all traces of the initial Christian communities established by St. Joseph of Arimathea and/or Apostle Aristovoulos. These communities had been nurtured by the blood of Martyr St. Alban and the sacrifices...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/post/holy-hierarch-st-dunstan-archbishop-of-canterbury</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6f8a882aa0dd3fa1689db6</guid><category><![CDATA[British & Irish Saints (750-992AD)]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:45:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_9f9190ab44c24899b68d5e4703fdc66a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_360,h_310,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Nectan the Holy Martyr of Hartland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stained glass window by Lavers, Barraud &#38; Westlake depicting Saint Nectan, Church of St Morwenna, Morwenstow, Cornwall St. Nectan was born in Wales in the second half of the fifth century, according to his only surviving biography that dates back to the 12th century. He was most likely the eldest son of the holy Welsh King Brychan of Brecknock. King Brychan of Brecknock The latter had numerous sons and daughters who are all revered as saints and missionaries, having evangelized regions of...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/post/st-nectan-the-holy-martyr-of-hartland</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6e11d57dabe77cc221ea66</guid><category><![CDATA[British & Irish Saints (410–600AD)]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:08:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_5fd875e0515d4d48a147541187be77ba~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_334,h_330,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Brigid Restores the Sight of Sister Dara]]></title><description><![CDATA[The miracles and wondrous ways of the great St. Brigid are permeated with the wild freshness of the incense-breathing morn when the world was young and faith had still the power to remove mountains. Brigid watch the sheep in the fields of Kildare That Brigid looked well to the paths of her house in every direction we can have no doubt, but that she devoted particular attention to her flocks and herds is especially emphasized by her early biographers. Sometimes when distinguished persons...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/post/st-brigid-restores-the-sight-of-sister-dara</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6d15ea5cf1d22b8d76dcaa</guid><category><![CDATA[Stories and Teachings]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:51:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_2c7ab27b5b254648b6460056d266968c~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_379,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Brigid, Abbess of Kildare, “the Mary of the Gael”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brigid of Kildare or Brigid of Ireland (Irish: Naomh Bríd; Classical Irish: Brighid; Latin: Brigida; c. 451 – c. 525) is the patroness saint (or 'mother saint') of Ireland, and one of its three national saints along with Patrick and Columba. The most venerated Irish woman saint, St. Brigid lived in the second half of the fifth century and the early sixth century. She was most probably born between 450 and 454 and reposed between c. 523 and 527. Her name means “light-bearer” (other possible...]]></description><link>https://www.britishandirishsaints.org/post/st-brigid-brigid-abbess-of-kildare-the-mary-of-the-gael</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6c9ed15cf1d22b8d7592e7</guid><category><![CDATA[British & Irish Saints (410–600AD)]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:36:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54ab98_c0714ca2ee324cf79dbb45b5bfcdfd1b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_399,h_501,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ioannis Antoniadis</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>