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{{Saints | {{Saints | ||
|SaintName= Saint Dymphna | |SaintName=Saint Dymphna | ||
|SaintStage= Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=May 15 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace= Clogher, Ulster, Ireland | |SaintBirthPlace=Clogher, Ulster, Ireland | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates= 54. | |SaintBirthCoordinates=54.4108, -7.171 | ||
|DeathPlace=Gheel, Brabant, Frankish Kingdom (now Belgium) | |||
|DeathPlace= Gheel, Brabant, Frankish Kingdom (now Belgium) | |SaintDeathCoordinates=51.165, 4.992 | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates= 51. | |SaintCauseOfDeath=Martyrdom (beheading) | ||
|SaintCauseOfDeath= Martyrdom (beheading) | |NotableAddress1=Shrine of St. Dymphna, Gheel, Belgium | ||
|NotableAddress1= Shrine of St. Dymphna, Gheel, Belgium | |NotableCoordinates1=51.1655, 4.9918 | ||
|NotableCoordinates1= 51. | |NotableAddress2=National Shrine of St. Dymphna, Massillon, Ohio, USA | ||
|NotableAddress2= National Shrine of St. Dymphna, Massillon, Ohio, USA | |NotableCoordinates2=40.7967, -81.5215 | ||
|NotableCoordinates2= 40. | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Profession=Virgin, Martyr | |||
|Patronage=Mental illness, epilepsy, incest victims, runaways, anxiety, depression | |||
|Attributes=Sword, lily, crown, bound hands, lamp | |||
|PrimaryShrine=Shrine of St. Dymphna, Gheel, Belgium | |||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church | |||
|Canonized= Yes | |||
|Profession= Virgin, Martyr | |||
|Patronage= Mental illness, epilepsy, incest victims, runaways, anxiety, depression | |||
|Attributes= Sword, lily, crown, bound hands, lamp | |||
|PrimaryShrine= Shrine of St. Dymphna, Gheel, Belgium | |||
|AdditionalVeneration= Eastern Orthodox Church | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''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> | '''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> | ||