#St Abigal Catholic

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Happy Feast Day Saint Abigail 5th-6th C .Feast Day: February 11 Patronage: honeybees, beekeepers health, and fertility

Saint Abigail was a Medieval Irish saint, also known as Gobnait (Irish for Abigail which means brings joy) or Deborah (meaning honeybee). She had a special relationship with bees and would care for the sick with honey and natural medicines. She is also credited with saving Ballyvourney from the plague. Abigail ministered to the people until her “soul left her body” which in Irish legend is represented by a flying bee.

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