Michael and Bridget -- both Saints - a photo on Flickriver

The only ones named in this window with four people are St Michael and St Bridget. Michael is standing on a dragon. "Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back."

I found two St. Bridgets--one from Sweden born in 1303 www.newadvent.org/cathen/02782a.htm, the other from Ireland born 453 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigid_of_Kildare I suspect the window is of the Irish Brigid.

Brigid was famous for her common sense and most of all for her holiness: in her lifetime she was regarded as a saint. Notice St. Bridget has a knight on a horse above her though I'm not sure why.

St. Michael's is one of the outstanding medieval churches in Scotland. A church has stood on this site for many centuries; the first documented reference is in a charter of King David in 1138. The present nave was finished around 1426, the chancel about 50 years later, and the apse was added in 1531.

During the Wars of Independence Edward I of England used the church as a military storehouse until King Robert the Bruce sacked the garrison here. The church was closed in 1896-1898 to enable a complete restoration to be undertaken.

There once was a stone crown on the tower (like St Giles in Edinburgh) but it was removed in 1821 because it was heavy and might cave in the roof. It was replaced with a modern crown in 1964, representing the Crown of Thorns. The 58ft high crown you see today is made of aluminium anodised to a gold finish

Stairs near the entrance (not suitable for visitors) lead to three ancient bells; St Michael, Alma Maria (cast 1490), and Meg Duncan.

St. Michael's Parish Church is nearly always visible from Linlithgow Palace.

Taken in: United Kingdom / Scotland / Linlithgow (show map)

Taken on: June 6, 2010

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