Would like to obaint more accurate information on these saints.

We have two converts with St Bridgit as their patron... both of them are named Bonnie in the world.
Also known as St Bridgid of Kildaire.
Just FYI, a lot of OrthoWiki is put together by some (former) seminarians...
http://orthodoxwiki.org/Brigid_of_Kildaire
But there are also links to OCA and GOARCH.
http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=100406
http://goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=1957

Command0182 said:

Hello does anyone know of any highly credible source(s) for an account on the lives of SS. Sergius and Bacchus? I am curious about their life, but I want to make sure I read it from a trustworthy source, could someone recommend one?

I also heard there was a St. Bridget of Ireland, is she recognized by the Orthodox Church? If so, I would like to find a credible source(s) for her life as well.

I am also curious in obtaining (once again a credible) an accurate account on the lives of SS. Symeon of Emesa and John.

I would be very interested in reading about these saints, but I want the information to be accurate. So please if anyone knows of any place where I can find more information and the source is credible, could you please point it out to me?

Thank you!

PS
I'd prefer internet sites, or free sources.

PPS
Credible as in, an objective source, highly unlikely to be biased.

EDIT: Just read my embarrassing spelling mistake in the title...it should read obtain, maybe a mod could fix it?

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I'll have to look for it - but one of the Orthodox monestaries in the area has many icons written of Western Orthodox saints. St Brigit of Ireland was one of them. She has an interesting story - though a credible source will have to be given from someone else...as I don't know if my sources are credible or not (save for the monastery).

Good luck on your search for information - I look forward to the answers as well!

Click on edit for your post - and go to advanced. You should be able to change it there. I once made a VERY embarrassing mistake in the topic subject - and thankfully was able to change it quickly.

Perhaps this might help:

Ss. Sergius and Bacchus from the Military Martyrs homepage.

Rick

St. Brigid of Kildare and my favorite icon of her: http://www.comeandseeicons.com/b/cap11.htm

Matrona said:

St. Brigid of Kildare and my favorite icon of her: http://www.comeandseeicons.com/b/cap11.htm

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One of our newly-illumined took St. Brigid as her patron, and had that icon with her last Sunday for the procession. It is beautiful!

Mary

Command0182 said:

Interesting account of St. Bridget of Kildare, of part on Sainthood is certainly worth looking at in my opinion.

Brigid of Kildare

Here's something else on St. Bridget of Kildare that I certain found to be interesting.

St. Brigit’s Ordination

Tell me what you think!

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I think it is a fantastic legend In the Orthodox Church though we would not have the kind of legalistic notion that because someone made a mistake and read the wrong prayers, she was consecrated a bishop.

M.

What is your interest/issue with the accounts of Sergius and Bacchus?

M.

Command0182 said:

Heard some rather interesting things about them and I wondered if they were true.

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What did you hear?

M.

So you are wondering if they were attracted to each other in a sexual way. Why? Many saints struggle with various passions. Why do you need to know this particular fact about them?

The sad state of Western life makes little room for deep, platonic love between people outside of marriage. Men in particular rarely show affection in body language or spoken language to each other unless they are blood relatives. Expressions of love outside of the "norm" are labeled "gay" as in "That is so gay!"

So this mindset is turned on people in the Scriptures and Tradition who loved each other deeply. The warped Western mentality places sacred platonic friendship in the category of eroticism because no other place exists. Does that necessarily make them attracted to each other on a sexual level? No of course not!

The ancient rite of adelphopoesis or brother (sister) making is not gay marriage. It was more like adopting someone as a sibling rather than a son or daughter. Married men and women used this rite to bond themselves with others they felt a strong kinship with. That fact proves that this was not a marriage rite because the Orthodox Church does not bless bigamy or polygamy. Single men and women also used this rite to bless deep platonic love. If it was a marriage rite, what would be the purpose of using it with people of different sex? They could just get married.

M.

Typo corrected above: I meant what would be the point of using the brother/sister making rite with people of different sex. Not same sex.

M.

Yes I know there are some odd, modern interpretations of ancient things circulating on the internet. They are false.

The information I got was from an iconographer with a degree in theology from St. Vlads. She did her own research on the topic.

M.