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Dymphna is the patron saint of:
against sleepwalking
against epilepsy
against insanity
against mental disorders
against mental illness
epileptics
family happiness
incest victims
loss of parents
martyrs
mental asylums
mental health caregivers
mental health professionals
mental hospitals
mentally ill people
nervous disorders
neurological disorders
possessed people
princesses
psychiatrists
rape victims
runaways
sleepwalkers
therapists

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She is the patron saint of Mentally Insane, & the patron saint of incest victims.

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