What is the brigidine tradition?

The Brigidine Story begins in 1807 when Daniel Delany, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin Ireland, invited six women to form a religious community in Tullow, Co Carlow on the first of February. He named them the Sisters of Saint Brigid, after the great 5th century Saint of Kildare.

Who was the founder of the Brigidine Sisters?

Daniel DelanyBrigidine Sisters / FounderDaniel Delany DD was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. Educated at the Irish College in Paris, he taught at the English Boys College of St Omer, 265 kilometres north of Paris.
In 1783, Delany was appointed coadjutor to James O’Keeffe, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. Wikipedia

What does the Brigidine cross mean?

Brigid’s Cross is a homage to Clonard’s founding sisters, The Brigidines inspired by Saint Brigid of Kildare. Clonard’s founders, the Brigidine Sisters embody Brigid’s Cross as their emblem.

At what age did Daniel Delany become a priest?

sixteen
In 1763, at the age of sixteen, Daniel Delany decided to become a priest. With the help of a good Protestant friend he was smuggled out of the country to a college in Paris to begin his studies for the priesthood. He earned a reputation for his intellectual brilliance and his marked sensitivity of disposition.

Which schools in Wangaratta were started by the Brigidines?

Joseph’s College, Champagnat College and Galen College, named after the first Parish Priest of Wangaratta. In 1888 four Brigidine sisters from Ireland opened Brigidine Convent Wangaratta. The secondary school was known as St. Joseph’s High School, later referred to as ‘The Convent’ and in 1955 it became St.

What did Nano Nagle do at night?

Known as the “Lady of the Lantern,” Nano carried her lantern through the dark streets of Cork City, Ireland, guiding the lost, the sick, the elderly and the marginalized.

What did the Brigidine Sisters do?

St Brigid lived in fifth century Ireland as a valiant, strong and gracious woman and prophetic leader. She revolutionised Irish society at the time by forming religious, learning communities of women. The Brigidine Sisters were established in Ireland in 1807 by Dr Daniel Delany, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin.