Character Spotlight: Sister Brigid

A deaconess in the Celtic version of the Christian church, she seeks to honor the words of the Christos in an increasingly hostile world. Regarded as a heretic by some, she is the target of hostile co-religionists for her unstinting support of social justice for the poor and formerly enslaved and not catering to any kings and nobles. A beekeeper and a healer, she founded a refugee community that welcomed all faiths with open arms, beloved by all despite her foul language and impatience with narrow-mindedness. Deeply in love with her husband Petrus, her marriage was a model for all to aspire to. The three young men who found safety in her community after escaping a life of servitude all viewed her as a sister, and they had vowed to protect her and her community, a promise that eventually included all of Britannia.