Bridget, St., an Irish saint, born at Dundalk; entered a monastery at 14; founded monasteries; takes rank in Ireland with St. Patrick and St. Columba. Festival, Feb. 1 (453-523). Also the name of a Swedish saint in the 14th century; founded a new Order, and 72 monasteries of the Order.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Bridget, Mrs. * Bridgeton