Saint
Blath of Kildare
Saint honored in the Irish tradition; the sources preserve few details about her.
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- Era
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Life
Blath of Kildare (Bláthnait, in Latin Flora) was a lay sister and cook at Saint Brigid's abbey at Kildare, in the fifth or sixth century. Her name means 'flower'. The Martyrology of Gorman calls her 'blooming Blath'. The books say she was humble and obedient and had a great reputation for holiness. A miracle linked to Brigid and her, that of Loch Lemnachta, is told in the notes to the Martyrology of Oengus. Her death has been put in 523, but without support. She is remembered on 29 January.