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About St. Dymphna
7th century, traditional · Feast May 15 · Virgin / Martyr
Irish princess of the 7th century who, according to legend, fled to Geel in present-day Belgium to escape her widowed pagan father's incestuous proposals; martyred there by him when he found her.
St. Dymphna is the patron saint of Mental Illness, Runaways, Anxiety, Victims of Incest and Nervous Disorders.
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