St. Dympna

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Saint
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:St._Dympna's_Well
mental health awareness
mental illness
healing shrines
Gheel pilgrimage
Gheel community support
Gheel psychiatric hospital
Christian_martyrdom
Christian_healing_traditions
St._Dympna's_Day_events
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:celebratedIn various countries
gptkbp:commander martyred by her father
daughter of a pagan king
fled to Gheel
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Gheel,_Belgium
gptkbp:depicts a young woman with a lamp
gptkbp:feastDay May 15
processions and prayers
gptkbp:greatGrandfather healing of the mentally ill
gptkbp:hasWritten her life and miracles
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
gptkbp:historicalSignificance patron of the mentally ill
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label St. Dympna
gptkbp:influenced paintings and sculptures
mental_health_practices
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Christianity
local folklore
her father's actions
gptkbp:is_a_member_of mental health
anxiety
runaways
gptkbp:isRepresentedIn churches and chapels
gptkbp:knownFor her story of faith and courage
compassion towards the afflicted
her legacy in mental health advocacy
gptkbp:notableFor mental health issues
gptkbp:politicalPosition 7th century
gptkbp:recognizedBy Pope Pius IX
gptkbp:symbolizes lamp and sword
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Catholic_Church