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The Legend Of St. Bridget
St. Bridget

St. Bridget arrived in Ireland a few years after St. Patrick. An Irish lord, Dupatace, was her father. As she grew up, she became more holier and pious each day. She admired the poor and would frequently bring them clothes and food to them. Bridget was a very beautiful young girl, and her father thought it was time for her to get married. When she was very small, she had given herself entirely to God and didn’t think about ever marrying someone. When she realized that her beauty was the reason she was getting so much attention from the men, she prayed to ask God to take it away from her. She only wanted to belong to God. So God answered her prayer. Her father saw that she was no longer pretty, so he agreed when Bridget asked if
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