Lecture by Catherine McKenna “The Hagiography and Cult of Saint Brigit”
Join us for a special event marking the 1500th anniversary of Saint Brigit’s feast day, co-presented with the Middle Ages and Renaissance Center at NYU. This event will feature a lecture by Dr. Catherine McKenna.
Catherine McKenna is Margaret Brooks Robinson Professor of Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University. She has published widely on St. Brigit of Kildare and is completing a book on the cult of St. Brigit from the sixth century to the present. Another focus of her research and publication is the poetry and narrative prose of medieval Wales. She has in the past taught courses on Celtic Myth and Literature for undergraduates and on the twelfth-century Book of Leinster for graduate students in NYU’s Irish Studies Program.
Time: 7:00 pm EST
Free!
