A fragment of St Brigid's skull has been returned to her native Kildare, where she famously built her church, after over 1,000 years. A procession took place at St Brigid’s Parish Church in Co ...

The relics of St. Brigid are set to return to her native Kildare for the first time in nearly 1,000 years in late January as part of celebrations marking the 1,500th anniversary of her death.

The relic - a fragment of St. Brigid's skull - arrived at St. Brigid's Parish Church in Kildare Town on Sunday morning following a procession from the Solas Bhride Centre in Tully at 10:30 a.m.

“It’s a homecoming of St. Brigid’s relics after 1,000 years or more -- she’s finally coming home to rest in her native town in Kildare,” he said in a statement.

That’s the relic that was returned to Kildare on Sunday. The relic’s new resting place is the Catholic parish church named for St. Brigid, which plans to display it permanently.

Dancers perform in front of an image of St. Brigid projected onto The Wonderful Barn in Leixlip, Kildare, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 during the Herstory Festival of Light.

A churchman named Cogitosus was the first to write about Brigid, in about A.D. 650, or approximately 200 years after her birth. St. Brigid of Kildare. junak/ iStock via Getty images ...

FILE - Dancers perform in front of an image of St. Brigid projected onto The Wonderful Barn in Leixlip, Kildare, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 during the Herstory Festival of Light. Devotees of ...

She was hospitable. She was a peacemaker. She was a strong woman of the faith.” David Mongey, chair of Into Kildare, the local tourism board, said Brigid remains highly relevant.