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    Saint Dymphna lived in the 7th century and was the daughter of a pagan Irish king and his Christian wife. She took a vow of chastity at age 14 after her mother's death. When her mentally ill father desired to marry her due to her resemblance to her mother, Dymphna fled with her confessor to Belgium. Her father discovered their location and had her confessor killed before beheading Dymphna for refusing his advances. She was later canonized and her shrine in Belgium became a site for healing the mentally ill.

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    Saint Dymphna lived in the 7th century and was the daughter of a pagan Irish king and his Christian wife. She took a vow of chastity at age 14 after her mother's death. When her mentally ill father desired to marry her due to her resemblance to her mother, Dymphna fled with her confessor to Belgium. Her father discovered their location and had her confessor killed before beheading Dymphna for refusing his advances. She was later canonized and her shrine in Belgium became a site for healing the mentally ill.

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    Saint Dymphna lived in the 7th century and was the daughter of a pagan Irish king and his Christian wife. She took a vow of chastity at age 14 after her mother's death. When her mentally ill father desired to marry her due to her resemblance to her mother, Dymphna fled with her confessor to Belgium. Her father discovered their location and had her confessor killed before beheading Dymphna for refusing his advances. She was later canonized and her shrine in Belgium became a site for healing the mentally ill.

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    SAINT DYMPHNA

    Saint Dymphna is a Christian saint honoured in Catholic and Orthodox


    traditions. According to tradition, she lived in the 7th century and was
    the daughter of a pagan Irish king and his Christian wife. She was
    murdered by her father.
    The story of Dymphna was first recorded in the 13th century by a canon
    of the Church of St. Aubert at Cambrai, France. It was commissioned by
    Guiard of Laon (1238–1248), the Bishop of Cambrai.
    The author expressly stated that his work was based upon a long-
    standing oral tradition as well as a persuasive history of miraculous
    healings of the mentally ill.
    Dymphna's name derives from the Irish damh (poet) and suffix -
    ait(little/feminine), therefore meaning "poetess." It is also
    spelled Dimpna,Dymphnart, Damnat, Damhnait or Dympna and is
    pronounced /ˈdɪmfnə/or /ˈdɪmpnə/ in English and [ˈd̪ˠəu.n̪ˠətʲ] in Irish.
    Story of her life and death
    According to Christian tradition, Dymphna was born in Ireland in the
    7th century. Dymphna's father Damon, a petty king of Oriel, was
    a pagan, but her mother was a devout Christian.
    When Dymphna was 14 years old, she consecrated herself to Christ and
    took a vow of chastity. Shortly thereafter, her mother died. Damon had
    loved his wife deeply, and in the aftermath of her death his mental health
    sharply deteriorated. Eventually the king's counsellors pressed him to
    remarry. Damon agreed, but only on the condition that his bride would
    be as beautiful as his deceased wife. After searching fruitlessly, Damon
    began to desire his daughter because of her strong resemblance to her
    mother.
    When Dymphna learned of her father's intentions she swore to uphold
    her vows, and fled his court along with her confessor Father Gerebernus,
    two trusted servants and the king's fool. Together they sailed towards the
    continent, eventually landing in what is present-day Belgium, where
    they took refuge in the town of Geel.
    One tradition states that once settled in Geel, Dymphna built a hospice
    for the poor and sick of the region. However, it was through the use of
    her wealth that her father would eventually ascertain her whereabouts, as
    some of the coins used enabled her father to trace them to
    Belgium. Damon sent his agents to pursue his daughter and her
    companions. When their hiding place was discovered, Damon travelled
    to Geel to recover his daughter. Damon ordered his soldiers to kill
    Gerebernus and tried to force Dymphna to return with him to Ireland,
    but she resisted. Furious, Damon drew his sword and struck off his
    daughter's head. She was said to have been 15 years old when she
    died. After Dymphna and Gerebernus were martyred, the residents of
    Geel buried them in a nearby cave. Years later, they decided to move the
    remains to a more suitable location. Some of her remains are at the
    shrine to Dymphna in Massillon, Ohio, United States

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