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According to Catholic and Orthodox tradition, Dymphna was born in Ireland in the 7th century. Dymphna's father Damon was a petty king of Oriel. Her mother was a devout Christian. When Dymphna was 14 years old, she consecrated herself to Christ and took a vow of chastity. Shortly thereafter, her mother died. Damon had loved his wife deeply, and in the aftermath of her death his mental health sharply deteriorated. Eventually the king's counsellors pressed him to remarry. Damon agreed, but only on the condition that his bride would be as beautiful as his deceased wife. After searching fruitlessly, Damon began to desire his daughter because of her strong resemblance to her mother. When Dymphna learned of her father's intentions, she swore to uphold her vows and fled his court along with her confessor Father Gerebernus, two trusted servants, and the king's fool. Together they sailed towards the continent, eventually landing in what is present-day Belgium, where they took refuge in the town of Gheel. One tradition states that once settled in Geel, Dymphna built a hospice for the poor and sick of the region. However, it was through the use of her wealth that her father would eventually ascertain her whereabouts, as some of the coins used enabled her father to trace them to Belgium. Damon sent his agents to pursue his daughter and her companions. When their hiding place was discovered, Damon travelled to Geel to recover his daughter. Damon ordered his soldiers to kill Gerebernus and tried to force Dymphna to return with him to Ireland, but she resisted. Furious, Damon drew his sword and struck off his daughter's head. She was said to have been 15 years old when she died. After Dymphna and Gerebernus were killed, the residents of Geel buried them in a nearby cave. Years later, they decided to move the remains to a more suitable location. In 1349, a church honouring Dymphna was built in Geel. By 1480, so many pilgrims were coming from all over Europe, seeking treatment for psychiatric disorders, that the church housing for them was expanded. Soon the sanctuary for those considered “mad” was again full to overflowing, and the townspeople began taking them into their own homes. Thus began a tradition for the ongoing care of those with psychiatric conditions that has endured for over 500 years and is still studied and admired today. Patients were, and still are, taken into the homes of Geel's inhabitants. Never called patients, they are called boarders, and are treated as ordinary and useful members of the town. They are treated as members of the host family. They work, most often in menial labour, and in return, they become part of the community. Some stay a few months, some decades, some for their entire lives. At its peak in the 1930s, over 4,000 'boarders' were housed with the town's inhabitants.
Thank you for this video! She is my Patroness and I prefer her name (often others call me Daphne as well - Anglicanized pronunciation) although I am so unworthy of her holy name. She found me while I was in grad school studying counseling psychology. May she speedily intercede for us!
Very familiar with St Dymphna. I discovered her while converting and found a job at an autism service here in Ireland named after Geel and set up on an old monastic site named after her.
Fascinating. I wasn't familiar with her story prior to this video but it instantly reminded me of the folk tale of Donkeyskin, with a similar set up but less tragic ending. Can't help but feel like that tale must have had its origins from St. Dymphna. God bless!
The Father wants to marry his daughter is a theme in a few folktales which are classified under the umbrella of the 'Cinderella' type Donkeyskin is the German version, there's also Cap o'rushes from the UK. They are probably inspired by stories of St Dymphna but this crisis is used in folktales to explain that the girl who seems to be a peasant actually isn't because the concept of a King marrying a commoner was just a step to far to be acceptable to the original audience.
I'm so happy to see another reliquary episode. These, as well as many of your other videos, were hugely helpful during my catechism. Thank you for the work you do, Bojan and Milos!
@@ArtyomLensky Nope, it first entered the English language in the 16th century after the colonisation of Ireland by Britain. It is very much a political term and the Irish government advises all foreign ambassadors/dignitaries that it is not to be used. In some parts of the island it is considered very offensive. St Dympna and the rest of the more interesting Irish saints lived well before the colonisation. The British certainly didn’t regard Ireland/Hibernia as a British isle then - it was a hostile land full of war-waging, party-loving heathens. The war waging was dropped over time and, in recent times, invitations to heathen parties have frequently been extended to the people of Britain. Bring christian slave and a nice bottle of wine… or, maybe, CHOCOLATES … and a nice bottle of wine. 🤪👍🇮🇪
@@eldermillennial8330 No, they’re simply called Britain and Ireland. There was some discussion between the British and Irish governments around the time of the Good Friday Agreement (the peace agreement) in 1998 about coming up with a suitable name. One suggestion was IONA (Islands Of the North Atlantic) but nothing came of it, which is a pity. There _is_ a little holy island off the coast of Scotland called ‘Iona’ where one of Ireland’s patron saints, Saint Colmcille, founded a monastery. So the word ‘IONA’ has significance for both Britain and Ireland, and Saint Colmcille (sometimes called _Columba_ ) is recognised by both Catholics _and_ Protestants.
Saint Anastasia The Roman is patron of the insane and depressed, as she cried to be tortured more, to be given more pain and die... she asked for it during a procession in which she was being tortured to die from it... Before that happened in her monastery most nuns died by weird means... One of them for example asked God to deliver her from torture, this God took her soul to heaven then and there... she was looking out the window seeing an army approaching... as God took her soul she fell out of it, but her body remained unharmed... it was not high enough to kill someone simply by jumping out, yet she was dead... You can probably read about her life and death yourself, but I find her especially close to myself, as I also struggle from many mental problems. May God have mercy on us sinners...
I enjoyed the vid and I know the story … but … eh …. you portrayed the wrong island. Ireland is the island to the west of Britain. The Irish didn’t wear tartan costume or _tam o’shanter_ hats (that’s Scotland - island of Britain). The country at 0:56 is Wales (the Welsh dragon is on the flag of Wales - island of Britain). Stonehenge is in England (island of Britain). “Bit odd, innit?” is typical English talk (England … island of Britain). Apart from that it was perfect. 🤣😂🤣 Keep up the good work! 😊👍🇮🇪 PS Irish chieftains wore long cloaks with elaborate gold broaches at the shoulder. One of the symbols of Ireland is the Irish Shamrock ☘️ which has three leaves. According to legend, when Saint Patrick was explaining the Holy Trinity to local chieftains, he used the shamrock to show three completely separate leaves but one plant - which is why the Irish, traditionally, wear shamrock pinned to their coats on St Patrick’s day. There are no snakes in Ireland. St Patrick, according to legend, drove them out … along with any sneaky Welsh dragons that had swum across the Irish Sea.
I think he was poking Celtic stereotypes in general with that visual gag. Traditional Irish dress simply isn’t as well known. He’d probably do the same if he had cause to illustrate the Ulster Cycle.
@@eldermillennial8330 Sshhhh! Don’t tell him about the Ulster Cycle!!!! 😫😫😫😫. Bojan doesn’t _need_ to know about the Ulster Cycle! Just the thought of heroes like Cúchulainn in tartan is just soooo _yeuch_ ! 🤪 All he needs to do with his current vid is use a pen and make all the hats black. Then he can use an eraser and scrub out the tartan or, alternatively, colour in the kilt in a solid colour. The Irish did - and still do - wear kilts … but not tartan. Each tartan is linked to a particular Scottish clan.
On the Bible Illustrated community section you posted a quotation by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi. I left a comment and somebody gave a rather peculiar answer to the comment apparently, but doubtfully in your name. That wasn't you though, was it?
She lived 100s of years before the schism of East and West. The modern Western Roman Catholic Church didn't exist in her lifetime. The Roman Catholic Religion didn't exist in the time of St. Dymphna, it still would be several centuries before the invention of Roman Catholicism.
There’s a grey area after 1054 up to 1204 where western saints who were in areas the resisted or were overlooked by the so called “Gregorian reforms” can potentially be called Orthodox. The reforms included standardization of the Filioque in areas that had been ignoring it up to then. Ireland in particular hated the Carolingian ideas as late as 1179.
@@eldermillennial8330 What do you think about the future of the Roman Catholic Church now that Pope Francis clearly demonstrates that the claims of the Papacy are false. Do you see in the near future some Roman Catholic Diocese and Monastic Houses converting as a body to Orthodoxy. While the vast majority of Roman Catholicism will depart from any semblance of Historical Christianity altogether. I am amazed watching Roman Catholic worship in many places in our time begin indistinguishable from that of radical left wing Protestants.
Why do you use a map of Scotland with a Welsh flag on it to represent Ireland and depict the Irish characters in the story in a stereotypically Scottish way, with red beards and kilts? Otherwise this is a great video. Very interesting story.
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I am orthodox, and I have severe mental illness. I hardly knew about her, and thank you Bojan
Saint Dymphna pray for us 🙏🏻📿
Saint Dyphna, saint Anastasia and all patron saints of the mentally unstable and all other saints pray for us sinners...
According to Catholic and Orthodox tradition, Dymphna was born in Ireland in the 7th century. Dymphna's father Damon was a petty king of Oriel. Her mother was a devout Christian.
When Dymphna was 14 years old, she consecrated herself to Christ and took a vow of chastity. Shortly thereafter, her mother died. Damon had loved his wife deeply, and in the aftermath of her death his mental health sharply deteriorated. Eventually the king's counsellors pressed him to remarry. Damon agreed, but only on the condition that his bride would be as beautiful as his deceased wife. After searching fruitlessly, Damon began to desire his daughter because of her strong resemblance to her mother.
When Dymphna learned of her father's intentions, she swore to uphold her vows and fled his court along with her confessor Father Gerebernus, two trusted servants, and the king's fool. Together they sailed towards the continent, eventually landing in what is present-day Belgium, where they took refuge in the town of Gheel.
One tradition states that once settled in Geel, Dymphna built a hospice for the poor and sick of the region. However, it was through the use of her wealth that her father would eventually ascertain her whereabouts, as some of the coins used enabled her father to trace them to Belgium.
Damon sent his agents to pursue his daughter and her companions. When their hiding place was discovered, Damon travelled to Geel to recover his daughter. Damon ordered his soldiers to kill Gerebernus and tried to force Dymphna to return with him to Ireland, but she resisted. Furious, Damon drew his sword and struck off his daughter's head. She was said to have been 15 years old when she died.
After Dymphna and Gerebernus were killed, the residents of Geel buried them in a nearby cave. Years later, they decided to move the remains to a more suitable location.
In 1349, a church honouring Dymphna was built in Geel. By 1480, so many pilgrims were coming from all over Europe, seeking treatment for psychiatric disorders, that the church housing for them was expanded. Soon the sanctuary for those considered “mad” was again full to overflowing, and the townspeople began taking them into their own homes. Thus began a tradition for the ongoing care of those with psychiatric conditions that has endured for over 500 years and is still studied and admired today. Patients were, and still are, taken into the homes of Geel's inhabitants. Never called patients, they are called boarders, and are treated as ordinary and useful members of the town. They are treated as members of the host family. They work, most often in menial labour, and in return, they become part of the community. Some stay a few months, some decades, some for their entire lives. At its peak in the 1930s, over 4,000 'boarders' were housed with the town's inhabitants.
So many people need Her today
Yup!
Thank you for this video! She is my Patroness and I prefer her name (often others call me Daphne as well - Anglicanized pronunciation) although I am so unworthy of her holy name. She found me while I was in grad school studying counseling psychology. May she speedily intercede for us!
Amen!
You have a lovely (Greek) name! :-) I'll be choosing St. Dymphna as my patron saint as well.
Very familiar with St Dymphna. I discovered her while converting and found a job at an autism service here in Ireland named after Geel and set up on an old monastic site named after her.
Fascinating. I wasn't familiar with her story prior to this video but it instantly reminded me of the folk tale of Donkeyskin, with a similar set up but less tragic ending. Can't help but feel like that tale must have had its origins from St. Dymphna. God bless!
I do believe it does, and there’s several versions of it besides.
That was my first thought
The Father wants to marry his daughter is a theme in a few folktales which are classified under the umbrella of the 'Cinderella' type Donkeyskin is the German version, there's also Cap o'rushes from the UK.
They are probably inspired by stories of St Dymphna but this crisis is used in folktales to explain that the girl who seems to be a peasant actually isn't because the concept of a King marrying a commoner was just a step to far to be acceptable to the original audience.
0:52... A Welsh Flag Over A Map Of Scotland With The Names Of An Irish Castle & An English Monument.... *Crying In Geography*....
Saint Dymphna is my patron Saint! Great video 😊
I'm so happy to see another reliquary episode. These, as well as many of your other videos, were hugely helpful during my catechism. Thank you for the work you do, Bojan and Milos!
They in the 7th century arrived in a 17th century British ship to a Serbian village in Belgium. 1:31
Populated with black people.
Of course
0:56 Looks like Scotland.
Upside down it looks like Ireland.
Very cool! She is my friend's patron Saint!
And mine!
Ireland.
Bojan: draws Scotland.
Same thing
@@BibleIllustrated
As similar as Serbs and Croatians. Almost the same kind of difference, actually.
He also put the Welsh flag over it... something something... all celts are the same... xD
Could you cover more of the Saints from the British Isles?
St Dympna was from Ireland, _not_ the British Isles. She was Gaelic not British.
British Isles means Britain and Ireland. It's not a political term.
@@ArtyomLensky Nope, it first entered the English language in the 16th century after the colonisation of Ireland by Britain. It is very much a political term and the Irish government advises all foreign ambassadors/dignitaries that it is not to be used. In some parts of the island it is considered very offensive.
St Dympna and the rest of the more interesting Irish saints lived well before the colonisation. The British certainly didn’t regard Ireland/Hibernia as a British isle then - it was a hostile land full of war-waging, party-loving heathens. The war waging was dropped over time and, in recent times, invitations to heathen parties have frequently been extended to the people of Britain.
Bring christian slave and a nice bottle of wine… or, maybe, CHOCOLATES … and a nice bottle of wine. 🤪👍🇮🇪
@@Clodaghbob
Is there a neutral geological term for the Islands together?
@@eldermillennial8330 No, they’re simply called Britain and Ireland. There was some discussion between the British and Irish governments around the time of the Good Friday Agreement (the peace agreement) in 1998 about coming up with a suitable name. One suggestion was IONA (Islands Of the North Atlantic) but nothing came of it, which is a pity.
There _is_ a little holy island off the coast of Scotland called ‘Iona’ where one of Ireland’s patron saints, Saint Colmcille, founded a monastery. So the word ‘IONA’ has significance for both Britain and Ireland, and Saint Colmcille (sometimes called _Columba_ ) is recognised by both Catholics _and_ Protestants.
Sancte Dymphna ora pro nobis
Amen!
Saint Anastasia The Roman is patron of the insane and depressed, as she cried to be tortured more, to be given more pain and die... she asked for it during a procession in which she was being tortured to die from it...
Before that happened in her monastery most nuns died by weird means... One of them for example asked God to deliver her from torture, this God took her soul to heaven then and there... she was looking out the window seeing an army approaching... as God took her soul she fell out of it, but her body remained unharmed... it was not high enough to kill someone simply by jumping out, yet she was dead...
You can probably read about her life and death yourself, but I find her especially close to myself, as I also struggle from many mental problems.
May God have mercy on us sinners...
Dymphna is more about lunatics who are a threat to those around them.
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Wait really?
So that's why there are Africans dressed as Serbs in a village in Belgium. 1:31
Lol
@@COUNTERCOM No 😃
@@stefanl3299 hahahh you got it 😉
I would love to see you do a video on Saint Oswald of Northumbria or Saint Olaf of Norway.
I put them in the list :)
Sounds like a joke setup: A princess, a priest, and a clown walk into Belgium...
Hahahha precisely!
This is my Godsister’s patron saint, here in the US. She goes by Daphne.
Oh interesting, I never realized it's the same name
@@BibleIllustrated
It’s like how O’Merchadia somehow becomes “Murphy”. English is weird.
Thank you,Bojan!
Awlays!
The map you used for ireland is actually a map of scotland. I dont know if it was intentional or not
Oof
Haha came to mention this too. Oh well, we all make mistakes. Video was still fantastic otherwise!
If you could please make a video about Saint Shushanik. Its kinda of the same story.
Saint Dymphna, pray for us!
Please keep up the good reliquary work guys. Thanks.
can u do a vid on St. Catherine :D ?
Eventually! :)
Just got up sipping on my coffee, tough load to start the day with.
I enjoyed the vid and I know the story … but … eh …. you portrayed the wrong island.
Ireland is the island to the west of Britain. The Irish didn’t wear tartan costume or _tam o’shanter_ hats (that’s Scotland - island of Britain). The country at 0:56 is Wales (the Welsh dragon is on the flag of Wales - island of Britain). Stonehenge is in England (island of Britain). “Bit odd, innit?” is typical English talk (England … island of Britain).
Apart from that it was perfect. 🤣😂🤣 Keep up the good work! 😊👍🇮🇪
PS Irish chieftains wore long cloaks with elaborate gold broaches at the shoulder. One of the symbols of Ireland is the Irish Shamrock ☘️ which has three leaves. According to legend, when Saint Patrick was explaining the Holy Trinity to local chieftains, he used the shamrock to show three completely separate leaves but one plant - which is why the Irish, traditionally, wear shamrock pinned to their coats on St Patrick’s day. There are no snakes in Ireland. St Patrick, according to legend, drove them out … along with any sneaky Welsh dragons that had swum across the Irish Sea.
I think he was poking Celtic stereotypes in general with that visual gag. Traditional Irish dress simply isn’t as well known. He’d probably do the same if he had cause to illustrate the Ulster Cycle.
@@eldermillennial8330 Sshhhh! Don’t tell him about the Ulster Cycle!!!! 😫😫😫😫. Bojan doesn’t _need_ to know about the Ulster Cycle! Just the thought of heroes like Cúchulainn in tartan is just soooo _yeuch_ ! 🤪
All he needs to do with his current vid is use a pen and make all the hats black. Then he can use an eraser and scrub out the tartan or, alternatively, colour in the kilt in a solid colour. The Irish did - and still do - wear kilts … but not tartan. Each tartan is linked to a particular Scottish clan.
One question, from an Irishman, why is there a map of Scotland for Ireland each time, or am I missing the joke? Tbh, I probably am...
Lots of similar jokes in the video (Belgians being black and wearing Serbian folk dress etc.)
could u please please make a video about saint abu sefein? he was the saracen lakhmid who stopped the persecutions of julian the apostate
Color T- i mean video looking good, Bojan.
On the Bible Illustrated community section you posted a quotation by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi. I left a comment and somebody gave a rather peculiar answer to the comment apparently, but doubtfully in your name. That wasn't you though, was it?
Do saint Gregory the Theologian
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You say Ireland but show Scotland.
A *lot* of such moments in the video. ;-)
ghermanny?
Gerwomanny
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Amen.
Awomen.
It’s a Roman Catholic Saint, Heaven forbid Orthodox and Latins would agree on anything? 🙏✝️☦️
She lived 100s of years before the schism of East and West. The modern Western Roman Catholic Church didn't exist in her lifetime. The Roman Catholic Religion didn't exist in the time of St. Dymphna, it still would be several centuries before the invention of Roman Catholicism.
She is venerated in the Orthodox Church too
There’s a grey area after 1054 up to 1204 where western saints who were in areas the resisted or were overlooked by the so called “Gregorian reforms” can potentially be called Orthodox. The reforms included standardization of the Filioque in areas that had been ignoring it up to then. Ireland in particular hated the Carolingian ideas as late as 1179.
@@eldermillennial8330 What do you think about the future of the Roman Catholic Church now that Pope Francis clearly demonstrates that the claims of the Papacy are false. Do you see in the near future some Roman Catholic Diocese and Monastic Houses converting as a body to Orthodoxy. While the vast majority of Roman Catholicism will depart from any semblance of Historical Christianity altogether. I am amazed watching Roman Catholic worship in many places in our time begin indistinguishable from that of radical left wing Protestants.
Why do you use a map of Scotland with a Welsh flag on it to represent Ireland and depict the Irish characters in the story in a stereotypically Scottish way, with red beards and kilts? Otherwise this is a great video. Very interesting story.
Whoops
@@BibleIllustrated Maybe only an Irishman of Scottish descent who is interested in Orthodoxy would notice.😃😃😃
I am Scottish and Orthodox and I noticed too ;) Saint Dymphna pray for us!
🎞 this emoji doesn’t get used enough
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