Dymphna

Dympna (Dymphna) May 15. Died c.650.

? Born in Ireland, she was forced to flee to Belgium accompanied by a priest, St Gerebern. Their relics were discovered at Gheel near Antwerp in the thirteenth century. Since then numberless cases of mental illness have been healed at their shrine.

References

Orthodox Europe: Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.

External Links

• Saint Dymphna. (Wikipedia).
• Dympna of Gheel. St. Patrick Catholic Church.