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« on: March 05, 2010, 10:08:01 PM »
How come St. Dymphna was chosen as the patron Saint of epilepsy. I understand why she would be the patron Saint of mental disease, but why epilepsy? Did she or her father have it?
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« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2022, 06:43:31 PM »
One tradition states that once settled in Geel, Dymphna built a hospice for the poor and the sick of the region.
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« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2022, 08:43:06 PM »
John Delaney reports that Dymphna, her confessor St Gerebernus and two companions were martyred c 650, and many miracles were at her tomb of epileptics, the insane, and those possessed.  Her feast is 5/15, St Dympha pray for us.
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