There are at least two versions of the creation of St. Brigid’s Cross. One version is that she wove it to pass the time while attending to her father on his deathbed. He wanted to know what it was. She explained it represented the cross on which Christ was crucified. Although a pagan, he was so moved he accepted Christianity before he passed away (in another version it is a local Chieftain rather than her father).
Brigid’s cross is held in high regard in Ireland. It is believed that displaying the cross in one’s home will protect the inhabitants because of St. Brigid’s miraculous accomplishments. More detail on St. Brigid will be presented when we develop the Saint’s section of this blog.
