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|NotableAddress1= Shrine of St. Dymphna, Gheel, Belgium | |NotableAddress1= Shrine of St. Dymphna, Gheel, Belgium | ||
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|NotableAddress2= | |NotableAddress2= National Shrine of St. Dymphna, Massillon, Ohio, USA | ||
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'''Saint Dymphna''', born in the [[City]] of [[Clogher]], [[State/Administrative subdivision|Ulster]], [[Country|Ireland]], in the 7th century, was a Christian virgin and [[martyr]] revered as the patroness of mental illness, anxiety, and depression.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Dymphna |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=222 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> Daughter of a pagan | '''Saint Dymphna''', born in the [[City]] of [[Clogher]], [[State/Administrative subdivision|Ulster]], [[Country|Ireland]], in the 7th century, was a Christian virgin and [[martyr]] revered as the patroness of mental illness, anxiety, and depression.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Dymphna |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=222 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> Daughter of a pagan chieftain, Damon, and a Christian mother, she was secretly baptized and vowed chastity.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Patron Saint of Anxiety: The Story Behind Saint Dymphna |url=https://connectusfund.org/the-patron-saint-of-anxiety-the-story-behind-saint-dymphna |website=ConnectUS |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> After her mother’s death, her father’s madness led to an incestuous pursuit, prompting Dymphna to flee to the [[City]] of [[Gheel]], [[State/Administrative subdivision|Brabant]], [[Country|Belgium]], with her confessor, Saint Gerebernus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anxious or Depressed? Turn to Saint Dymphna |url=https://www.churchpop.com/anxious-or-depressed-turn-to-saint-dymphna-7-things-to-know-about-the-patron-of-mental-afflictions/ |website=ChurchPOP |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> In [[Gheel]]’s [[Parish]], she built a hospice for the poor, but was beheaded c. 620–650 AD by her father’s men for refusing his advances.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Dymphna |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Dymphna |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> Her martyrdom sparked a cult, with 13th-century healings of mental disorders at her Geel shrine, inspiring a 700-year tradition of community-based psychiatric care.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Dymphna |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-dymphna/ |website=Catholic Saints Info |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> | ||
Canonized pre-Congregation, Dymphna’s feast day, May 15, draws pilgrims to the Shrine of St. Dymphna in [[Gheel]], within the [[Diocese|Diocese of Antwerp]], | Canonized pre-Congregation, Dymphna’s feast day, May 15, draws pilgrims to the Shrine of St. Dymphna in [[Gheel]], within the [[Diocese|Diocese of Antwerp]], and to the National Shrine in [[Massillon]], [[State/Administrative subdivision|Ohio]], [[Country|United States]].<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Dymphna |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-dymphna-561 |website=Catholic News Agency |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> Patron of mental illness, epilepsy, and incest victims, her sword, lily, and lamp symbolize martyrdom, purity, and hope.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anxious or Depressed? Turn to Saint Dymphna |url=https://www.churchpop.com/anxious-or-depressed-turn-to-saint-dymphna-7-things-to-know-about-the-patron-of-mental-afflictions/ |website=ChurchPOP |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> Her legacy, rooted in [[Gheel]]’s [[Rite|Latin Rite]] traditions, inspired a global devotion among [[Saints]], with Geel’s family-care model for the mentally ill studied worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Dymphna |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Dymphna |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
=== Birth === | === Birth === | ||
Saint Dymphna was born in [[Clogher]], [[State/Administrative subdivision|Ulster]], [[Country|Ireland]], c. 7th century, to Damon, a pagan chieftain, and a Christian mother | Saint Dymphna was born in [[Clogher]], [[State/Administrative subdivision|Ulster]], [[Country|Ireland]], c. 7th century, to Damon, a pagan chieftain, and a Christian mother.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Patron Saint of Anxiety: The Story Behind Saint Dymphna |url=https://connectusfund.org/the-patron-saint-of-anxiety-the-story-behind-saint-dymphna |website=ConnectUS |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> Secretly baptized, her faith was nurtured in Ireland’s north. | ||
Her piety | Her piety shaped a martyr’s path. | ||
=== Early Life === | === Early Life === | ||
Dymphna’s youth was | Dymphna’s youth was marked by her mother’s death, possibly at age 14, triggering her father’s descent into madness and incestuous fixation.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Dymphna |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=222 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> Fleeing with Saint Gerebernus and two servants, she reached [[Gheel]], [[State/Administrative subdivision|Brabant]], building a hospice for the poor in [[Gheel]]’s [[Parish]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Anxious or Depressed? Turn to Saint Dymphna |url=https://www.churchpop.com/anxious-or-depressed-turn-to-saint-dymphna-7-things-to-know-about-the-patron-of-mental-afflictions/ |website=ChurchPOP |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> Her charity earned reverence before her martyrdom c. 620–650 AD. | ||
Her flight was a stand for holiness. | Her flight was a stand for holiness. | ||
=== Occupation === | === Occupation === | ||
Dymphna’s occupation was as a Christian virgin and benefactor in [[Gheel]]’s [[Parish]], c. 620–650 AD. She served the destitute, practicing the [[Rite|Latin Rite]] | Dymphna’s occupation was as a Christian virgin and benefactor in [[Gheel]]’s [[Parish]], c. 620–650 AD. She served the destitute, practicing the [[Rite|Latin Rite]], until her father’s men beheaded her for refusing his demands.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Dymphna |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-dymphna-561 |website=Catholic News Agency |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> | ||
Her labor was charity, sealed in blood. | Her labor was charity, sealed in blood. | ||
=== Vocation === | === Vocation === | ||
Dymphna’s vocation arose in [[Country|Ireland]], a call to chastity | Dymphna’s vocation arose in [[Country|Ireland]], a call to chastity. In [[Gheel]], her resistance to her father’s advances led to her martyrdom, marking her among [[Saints]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Dymphna |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Dymphna |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> | ||
Her vocation was a martyr’s resolve. | Her vocation was a martyr’s resolve. | ||
=== Death === | === Death === | ||
Saint Dymphna met her end c. 620–650 AD in [[Gheel]], [[State/Administrative subdivision|Brabant]], [[Country|Belgium]], beheaded | Saint Dymphna met her end c. 620–650 AD in [[Gheel]], [[State/Administrative subdivision|Brabant]], [[Country|Belgium]], beheaded alongside Gerebernus.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Dymphna |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=222 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> Her relics, unearthed in 1286, rest in [[Gheel]]’s [[Parish]] shrine.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Dymphna |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-dymphna/ |website=Catholic Saints Info |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> | ||
Her death sparked devotion. | Her death sparked devotion. | ||
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=== Servant of God === | === Servant of God === | ||
No “Servant of God” process; Dymphna’s veneration began in [[Gheel]]’s [[Parish]] | No “Servant of God” process; Dymphna’s veneration began in [[Gheel]]’s [[Parish]].<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Dymphna |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-dymphna-561 |website=Catholic News Agency |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> | ||
===Venerable=== | ===Venerable=== | ||
No Venerable status; | No Venerable status; sanctity was immediate. | ||
=== Beatification === | === Beatification === | ||
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=== Canonization === | === Canonization === | ||
Canonized pre-Congregation, by the 13th century, | Canonized pre-Congregation, by the 13th century, among [[Saints]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Dymphna |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Dymphna |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> | ||
==Miracles== | ==Miracles== | ||
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=== Other notable miracles === | === Other notable miracles === | ||
- Healings of epilepsy and mental illness at her | - Revival of a dead man beaten with her bones, 13th century.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anxious or Depressed? Turn to Saint Dymphna |url=https://www.churchpop.com/anxious-or-depressed-turn-to-saint-dymphna-7-things-to-know-about-the-patron-of-mental-afflictions/ |website=ChurchPOP |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> | ||
- | - Healings of epilepsy and mental illness at her shrine, 13th century.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Dymphna |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Dymphna |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> | ||
- White stone marking her tomb, 1286.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Dymphna |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-dymphna/ |website=Catholic Saints Info |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> | |||
==Patronage== | ==Patronage== | ||
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==Veneration== | ==Veneration== | ||
Saint Dymphna is venerated at the Shrine of St. Dymphna in | Saint Dymphna is venerated at the Shrine of St. Dymphna in [[Gheel]]’s [[Parish]], her May 15 feast inspiring Geel’s 700-year family-care model for the mentally ill, hosting ~500 boarders today.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Dymphna |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-dymphna-561 |website=Catholic News Agency |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> Her cult thrives in [[Massillon]], [[State/Administrative subdivision|Ohio]], and Xanten, [[Country|Germany]], with institutions like St. Dymphna’s Special School in [[Ballina]], [[Country|Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Anxious or Depressed? Turn to Saint Dymphna |url=https://www.churchpop.com/anxious-or-depressed-turn-to-saint-dymphna-7-things-to-know-about-the-patron-of-mental-afflictions/ |website=ChurchPOP |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> | ||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
==Written about the saint== | |||
* 13th-century hagiographies (archived in | * 13th-century hagiographies (archived in Geel, referenced in *Catholic Saints Info*) | ||
==Written by the saint== | |||
* No writings survive. | * No writings survive. | ||