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Dympna (lived 7th century AD)

Irish princess and martyr, the patron of the mentally ill. She is reputed to have been murdered by her pagan father in Gheel, Belgium, for rebuffing his incestuous advances. Her feast day is 15 May.



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In 1247 Saint Dymphna was canonized by the Catholic Church as the patron saint of the mentally ill.
 
 
 
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