Post Views: 2,317 St. Dymphna was born in the 7th century in Ireland. Her father, Damon, a chief of great wealth and power was a pagan. Her mother was a very beautiful and devout Christian. Dymphna was just fourteen years when her mother died. Her father Damon was said to have been afflicted with a … Continue reading Saint of the day: St. Dymphna, Patroness of the Mentally Ill