The Saint is portrayed in a dress of a nun, but also in a red prince's mitre. She is bending over the group of poor men. One of them has bandaged legs, the other cuffs on the shoulder. Bridget is handing out coins which are passed on a tray by another nun standing behing her. The signature is saying: PLVRIMOS SANAT ET ELEEMOSYNIS SVSTENTAT (Heals many and gives alms). While she was leading secular life she set up a little hospital with her husband, in which she looked the needy after, without denying any work there. Also in Italy, she was constantly concerned about the poor, even though she was often herself in financial trouble after she distributed her fortune. She practiced poverty to become even more conformed to the poor Christ.
The accompanying nun is probably her daughter St. Catherine, who her mother was bringing up along with other siblings, implementing them to the service for the poor. As a young child, she was led to a hospital where her mother gave her an example of merciful ministry: she cherished the ulcers and wounds of the sick, helped them with donations and good words.
In the image they are depicted as nuns, whom Bridget had commanded to have none of the smallest thing, and they must not touch money with their hand. That's why the nun standing behind Bridget gives her money on a tray.
The paradigm of a founder of the Order, also became an inspiration for the Bridgettines gathered in Lublin monastery. The information, which was found after the monastery's visitation in 1596, informs about functioning the infirmary. There was also a brotherhood of the Poor under the invocation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, set up by the church. The rectors were obliged to celebrate a mass once a week for the living and died members of the fraternity.