St. Brigid's Cross | 9.5" x 9.5" x 1" | Made in Ireland | All Handcrafted, All Natural Saint Brigid's Cross | Mounted On Unique Irish Scenic History Card

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As she spoke, the chieftain’s heart was touched, and he converted to Christianity, receiving baptism before his passing. As the night sky turns around the North Star, the Big Dipper turns through the seasonal year like the hand of a clock.

One of the customs associated with Brigid of Kildare's feast day was to hang Brigid's crosses in the rafters or over entryways of buildings, thus invoking the saint's blessing and protection for the remainder of the year. Fold a third reed in half and over both parts of the second reed to lie horizontally from left to right against the first straw. Brigid's cross is named for Brigid of Kildare, the only female patron saint of Ireland, who was born c. When it was brought to her attention what the cross symbolised, it was then that she asked to be baptised.Brigid’s Cross,” representing the power of faith and the potential for conversion and transformation.

Two sticks are crossed over one another to provide a wooden framework for this cross, and at its centre, straw is woven into the shape of a diamond. Unlike other forms of the cross which contain a woven shape in the centre, the interlaced cross consists only of rush or straw strands woven into a Christian cross shape. There was an old pagan Chieftain who lay delirious on his deathbed in Kildare (some believe this was her father) and his servants summoned Brigid to his beside in the hope that the saintly woman may calm his restless spirit. Brigid is the goddess of several aspects in Celtic mythology, including poetry, smithcraft, healing, and fertility.Brigid’s Cross popping up everywhere, whether as a symbol in posters or an ornament hanging from doorways.