St. Brigid of Ireland is believed to have been born around the year 453 in Faughart, Ireland. At the age of 15, she devoted herself to the service of God, becoming a nun. She later founded severa…

St. Kevin is was born in Ireland c. 498. He was ordained a priest and lived as a hermit for years. As disciples gathered around him, he eventually founded Glendalough monastery, in County Wickl…

St. Patrick was captured by Irish pirates as a teenager. After escaping his enslavement, he became a priest, then bishop, and went back to Ireland to preach the faith. He established churches and m…