title: Brigid of Kildare
Adjutor
Gurteen, County Galway
Skenfrith Castle
St Bridget's Church, Skenfrith
Saint Thorlak
Feast of St. Anthony
Skenfrith
Maurus of Parentium
St Giles' Church, Camberwell
sentences: Saint Brigid of Kildare or Brigid of Ireland (Irish: "Naomh Bríd" ; Latin: "Brigida" ; c. 451  – 525) is one of Ireland's patron saints, along with Patrick and Columba.
 Irish hagiography makes her an early Irish Christian nun, abbess, and foundress of several monasteries of nuns, including that of Kildare in Ireland, which was famous and was revered.
 Her feast day is 1 February, which was originally a pagan festival called Imbolc, marking the beginning of spring.
 Her feast day is shared by Dar Lugdach, whom tradition says was her student and the woman who succeeded her.
Adjutor (died April 30, 1131) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.
 He was born in Vernon, France, where he was made a knight in the First Crusade.
 He is credited to be the patron saint of swimmers, boaters, and drowning victims, and the patron saint of Vernon, France.
 The stories given for his patronage of boaters vary.
 Some state that he was captured by Muslims in The Crusade, who tried to force him to abandon his faith, and when refusing, he escaped persecution by swimming.
 He swam back to France and entered the Abbey of Trion.
 There he became a recluse until his death of April 30.
Gurteen is a village in County Galway, Ireland.
 The Irish translation of Gurteen (Irish: "Góirtín" ) translates as "Little Ploughed Field".
 Gurteen is part of the Ballymacward-Gurteen parish.
 The nearest towns are Athenry and Mountbellew.
 The patron saint of Gurteen is Saint Kerrill.
 Saint Kerrill's Well is located at the very southern tip of the parish in Gortnalone, near neighbouring Attymon.
 Saint Kerrill's Abbey is in Clonkeenkerrill with Clonkeenkerrill Graveyard.
 Saint Kerrill's feast day is held every year on June 13.
 The (Roman Catholic) Church in Gurteen is named after a local priest Father Michael Griffin who was shot dead on the night of 14 November 1920, most likely by Auxiliaries.
 The Galway Minor Hurling Championship trophy is named in honour of Father Griffin.
 The Éire Óg-Father Griffins GAA Club based in Galway City is also named in his honour.
Skenfrith Castle (Welsh: "Castell Ynysgynwraidd" ) is a medieval castle located in Monmouthshire, Wales.
 The castle is in the centre of the village of Skenfrith, located on the banks of the River Monnow, five and a half miles north-west of the town of Monmouth.
 The first defences were built shortly after the Norman Conquest of 1066, although the remains of the castle that stand today date from the early thirteenth century.
 The castle is a Grade II* listed building as at 19 November 1953.
The Church of St Bridget (or St Bride) lies at the north end of the village of Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, Wales.
 It is an active parish church and a Grade I listed building.
 The church is dedicated to St Brigit (Welsh: "Sant Ffraid"), to whom 17 churches are dedicated across the country.
Saint Thorlak Thorhallsson (Old Norse: "Þorlákr Þórhallsson" ; Icelandic: "Þorlákur Þórhallsson" ; Latin: "Thorlacus" ; 1133 – December 23, 1193), also spelled Thorlac, is the patron saint of Iceland.
 He was bishop of Skalholt from 1178 until his death.
 Thorlac’s relics were translated to the cathedral of Skálholt in 1198, not long after his successor as bishop, Páll Jónsson, announced at the Althing that vows could be made to Thorlac.
 His status as a saint did not receive official recognition from the Catholic Church until January 14, 1984, when John Paul II canonized him and declared him the patron saint of Iceland.
 His feast day is December 23.
 He is currently being considered as a potential patron saint of people with autism and autism spectrum disabilities by a grassroots movement called the Mission of Saint Thorlak.
The Feast of St. Anthony is celebrated every year in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts on the weekend of the last Sunday in August.
 The feast has been celebrated since 1919 when a group of Italians from Montefalcione settled in the North End of Boston.
 They began a society called the Sant'Antonio Di Padova Montefalcione which devoted their honor to their patron saint.
 People come from all across the world to see the decorated streets and parade dedicated to St. Anthony. "
National Geographic" christened St. Anthony’s feast as “The feast of all feasts”.
 The Italians wanted to keep their heritage strong in America so they continued to celebrate the feast as they did in Italy.
 In Italy it is common to celebrate festivals and feasts for the Catholic religion, each saint having their own day.
 This feast includes food and shopping stands, games for children, live performances, and a parade.
Skenfrith (Welsh: "Ynysgynwraidd" ) is a small village in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales.
 It is located on the River Monnow, close to the border between Wales and England, about 6 mi north-west of Monmouth.
 The road through the village (B4521) was once the A40, linking Ross-on-Wye and Abergavenny.
Saint Maurus of Parentium is the patron saint of the Croatian city of Poreč, called Parentium in Roman times.
 The Church has existed in Istria since the times of the early Christian martyrs. St. Maurus (sv.
 Mavro) was the first bishop of Poreč and the Istrian diocese who suffered a martyred death in the late 3rd century.
 A basilica was built in Poreč in the 5th century called Euphrasian Basilica where the relics of Saint Maurus, now the patron saint of the city, are kept in the votive chapel called a martyrium.
 He is shown on the mosaic of the basilica with a martyr's crown in his hand.
St Giles' Church, Camberwell, is the parish church of Camberwell, a district of London which forms part of the London Borough of Southwark.
 It is part of Camberwell Deanery within the Anglican Diocese of Southwark in the Church of England.
 The church is dedicated to Saint Giles, the patron saint of the disabled.
 A local legend associates the dedication of St Giles with a well near Camberwell Grove, which may also have given Camber-well its name.
 An article on the church from 1827 states: "it has been conjectured that the well might have been famous for some medicinal virtues and might have occasioned the dedication of the church to this patron saint of cripples".

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 Saint Brigid of Kildare or Brigid of Ireland (Irish: "Naomh Bríd" ; Latin: "Brigida" ; c. 451  – 525) is one of Ireland's patron saints, along with Patrick and Columba.
 Irish hagiography makes her an early Irish Christian nun, abbess, and foundress of several monasteries of nuns, including that of Kildare in Ireland, which was famous and was revered.
 Her feast day is 1 February, which was originally a pagan festival called Imbolc, marking the beginning of spring.
 Her feast day is shared by Dar Lugdach, whom tradition says was her student and the woman who succeeded her. 

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 Adjutor (died April 30, 1131) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.
 He was born in Vernon, France, where he was made a knight in the First Crusade.
 He is credited to be the patron saint of swimmers, boaters, and drowning victims, and the patron saint of Vernon, France.
 The stories given for his patronage of boaters vary.
 Some state that he was captured by Muslims in The Crusade, who tried to force him to abandon his faith, and when refusing, he escaped persecution by swimming.
 He swam back to France and entered the Abbey of Trion.
 There he became a recluse until his death of April 30. 

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 Gurteen is a village in County Galway, Ireland.
 The Irish translation of Gurteen (Irish: "Góirtín" ) translates as "Little Ploughed Field".
 Gurteen is part of the Ballymacward-Gurteen parish.
 The nearest towns are Athenry and Mountbellew.
 The patron saint of Gurteen is Saint Kerrill.
 Saint Kerrill's Well is located at the very southern tip of the parish in Gortnalone, near neighbouring Attymon.
 Saint Kerrill's Abbey is in Clonkeenkerrill with Clonkeenkerrill Graveyard.
 Saint Kerrill's feast day is held every year on June 13.
 The (Roman Catholic) Church in Gurteen is named after a local priest Father Michael Griffin who was shot dead on the night of 14 November 1920, most likely by Auxiliaries.
 The Galway Minor Hurling Championship trophy is named in honour of Father Griffin.
 The Éire Óg-Father Griffins GAA Club based in Galway City is also named in his honour. 

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 Skenfrith Castle (Welsh: "Castell Ynysgynwraidd" ) is a medieval castle located in Monmouthshire, Wales.
 The castle is in the centre of the village of Skenfrith, located on the banks of the River Monnow, five and a half miles north-west of the town of Monmouth.
 The first defences were built shortly after the Norman Conquest of 1066, although the remains of the castle that stand today date from the early thirteenth century.
 The castle is a Grade II* listed building as at 19 November 1953. 

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 The Church of St Bridget (or St Bride) lies at the north end of the village of Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, Wales.
 It is an active parish church and a Grade I listed building.
 The church is dedicated to St Brigit (Welsh: "Sant Ffraid"), to whom 17 churches are dedicated across the country. 

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 The Feast of St. Anthony is celebrated every year in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts on the weekend of the last Sunday in August.
 The feast has been celebrated since 1919 when a group of Italians from Montefalcione settled in the North End of Boston.
 They began a society called the Sant'Antonio Di Padova Montefalcione which devoted their honor to their patron saint.
 People come from all across the world to see the decorated streets and parade dedicated to St. Anthony. "
National Geographic" christened St. Anthony’s feast as “The feast of all feasts”.
 The Italians wanted to keep their heritage strong in America so they continued to celebrate the feast as they did in Italy.
 In Italy it is common to celebrate festivals and feasts for the Catholic religion, each saint having their own day.
 This feast includes food and shopping stands, games for children, live performances, and a parade. 

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 Skenfrith (Welsh: "Ynysgynwraidd" ) is a small village in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales.
 It is located on the River Monnow, close to the border between Wales and England, about 6 mi north-west of Monmouth.
 The road through the village (B4521) was once the A40, linking Ross-on-Wye and Abergavenny. 

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 Saint Maurus of Parentium is the patron saint of the Croatian city of Poreč, called Parentium in Roman times.
 The Church has existed in Istria since the times of the early Christian martyrs. St. Maurus (sv.
 Mavro) was the first bishop of Poreč and the Istrian diocese who suffered a martyred death in the late 3rd century.
 A basilica was built in Poreč in the 5th century called Euphrasian Basilica where the relics of Saint Maurus, now the patron saint of the city, are kept in the votive chapel called a martyrium.
 He is shown on the mosaic of the basilica with a martyr's crown in his hand. 

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Answer: Saint Brigid of Kildare