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Your cart is empty.CHAIN IS NOT INCLUDED Available in Solid 14K Yellow or White Gold, or Sterling Silver Size Reference: 17mm is the size of a US dime 19mm is the size of a US nickel 25mm is the size of a US quarter Saint Dymphna was born in Ireland. Her father was a king there. When her mother died, Dymphna was only fourteen. Her father Damon scoured the world for a suitable and equally beautiful replacement. After the search failed, his advisors pointed out to the chief that his teenage had inherited her mothers looks. Driven mad by grief and mental illness, Damon made awkward sexual advances towards Dymphna. Together with her confessor, the elderly priest St. Gerebernus, the court jester and his wife, she fled to Gheel, Belgium. There they took refuge at a chapel near the present day site of Gheel, not far from Antwerp. However Damons spies tracked them down and the chief set out after them. Confronting them at Gheel, he ordered his soldiers to slay Gerebernus and begged Dymphna to return with him to Ireland. When she refused, he decapitated her in a rage. Locals later buried the two bodies. A few years later, they decided to make a better burial site and found 2 tombs where they had buried them. St. Dymphna is also known as "Dimpna" or "Dympna" and may be synonymous with the Irish saints Davets and Damhnait (Damhnade). Her feast day is May 15 and she is the patron saint of those who suffer from mental illnesses and nervous system disorders, epileptics, mental health professionals, incest victims, and runaways.
Mary T.
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2024
Love the picture and the feel of this devotional pendant! Though I am not a Catholic, I feel that St. Dymphna is a saint and sweet friend for all times and joins with prayers for mental wellness for all who ask. After all, in her devotion to God she offered herself as a talisman for all! Whether or not the story is accurate, it feels very much as though this lover of God Most High existed in time for the sake of those who need God’s divine aid for the healing of mind in whatever time or place they need it.
Diane Koehler
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024
I love how sweet this medal is, saint Dymhna story is heart rending and helps give people who are depressed hope .
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