St. Brigid's Cross Pendant

Known for her lessons of love and enlightenment, St. Brigid was the founder of the first monastery in Ireland. We hope the St. Brigid’s Cross Pendant will protect its wearer from evil, fire, and hunger. Design Details Available in bronze and sterling silver, this pendant is 1 ½” tall by 1 ½” wide (38 x 38 mm)and comes with an 18” gold or silver-tone steel chain. Historical Inspiration The distinctive St Brigid’s Cross is thought to keep its owner safe from evil, fire and hunger. It is likely a very old symbol, possibly with pre-Christian origins as a symbol of the sun, similar to the sun wheel amulets found throughout Europe in the Bronze Age. St Brigid (also known as “Mary of the Gael”) was an abbess and patroness of Ireland, and was the founder of the first Irish monastery in Kildare.  Legend holds that Brigid was summoned by servants to the deathbed of their old pagan chieftain, in the hope that the saintly woman might be able to calm his restless spirit. (In some versions of the