Roman Dymphna Patron and Protector Statue

Saint Dymphna Statue

• measure:3.5 inch
• material: resin

Verse on the front:

St. Dymphna

PATRONESS OF MENTAL HEALTH 

LILY ÉIRE

Prayer in honor 

of St. Dympna

Lord Jesus Christ, You have willed that 

St. Dymphna should be invoked by 

Thousands of clients as the patroness of 

Nervous and mental disease, and have 

brought it about that her interest in 

these patients should be an inspiration 

and an ideal of charities throughout the 

world. Grant that, through the prayers 

of this youthful mother of purity, those 

who suffer from nervous and mental 

Illness everywhere on earth may be 

helped and controlled. Be pleased to 

hear the prayer of St. Dymphna and

of your Blessed Mother. Give those 

whom I recommend patience to 

bear with the affliction and the 

resignation to do your Divine will. Give 

them the consolation they need and 

especially the cure they so much desire, 

If it be Your will. Through Christ Our

Lord Amen.

Roman

VERSE ON THE BACK:

St. Dymphna

PATRONESS OF MENTAL HEALTH (7TH CENTURY)

Dymphna was born in 7th century Ireland to a pagan Irish King 

and a deviut Christian mother. Her mother instructed her in 

the faith. When Dymphna was 14, she devoted herself to

Christ and vowed perpetual virginity. Shortly after that, her 

mother died. Her father's grief over his wife's death brought upon mental 

illness. With hopes of filling the void in his life, he sent messengers to

other lands to find another woman as beautiful as his wife. His search was 

in vain, for none was like the wife he had lost. The king saw that 

Dymphna was as beautiful as her mother had been, and evil advisors 

suggested that he marry his own daughter. In his madness, he made 

advances to Dymphna and demanded that she be his wife. 

Dymphna fled the court with her confessor, Fr. Gerebernus, and

some servants. The group found refuge in Geel, Belgium. Her father was 

able to track them down and ordered his soldiers to kill Fr. Gerebernus.

He ordered Dymphna to return home with him, and when she refused, 

he pulled his own sword and struck off her head. She was 15 years old. 

However, God can bring good out of every evil. The resident of 

Geel bury the two saints in a nearby cave. After Dymphna's terrible 

murder, those suffering from mental or emotional illness would come to 

the site of her death and receive miraculous healing. In 1349, a church 

honoring St. Dymphna was built on the spot. The church burned down 

in the late 15th century but was rebuilt in consecrated in 1532. Many 

miracles have taken place at her shrine. St. Dymphna is called The Lily of 

Éire for her purity. She is the patroness of the mentally ill, emotionally 

disturbed, and those who suffer neurological disorders. 

Feast Day:May 15th

Prayer card included