St dymphna biography
St dymphna novena.
Dymphna
Patroness of those who suffer from mental illness
For the album by Gang Gang Dance, see Saint Dymphna (album).
Dymphna[6] is a Christian saint honoured in Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions.[7][8] According to tradition, she lived in the 7th century and was martyred by her father.
The story of Dymphna was first recorded in the 13th century by a canon of the Church of Aubert of Avranches at Cambrai, France.
St dymphna biography
It was commissioned by Guiard of Laon, the Bishop of Cambrai (–).
According to oral tradition, the bones of St. Dymphna were discovered and produced a miracle: a dead man was revived after being beaten with her bones.
This event was regarded as proof of the miraculous power of her relics.
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.[9]
Name
Dymphna's name (pronounced DIMF-nə or DIMP-nə) der