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CaligariMarte In reply to sebo3e [2019-07-02 13:42:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! : )

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CaligariMarte In reply to LirazelsOdyssey [2018-01-01 22:18:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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CaligariMarte In reply to Meldelen [2017-12-06 16:46:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Is there much historical Research about her that leads you to the Conclusion? I am really only aware of the Summary of her Saint-Legend, but would be glad to know a little more. Do you mean she was most probably Belgian ethnically, like her Mother may have been belgian and that Dymphna would have inherited her Traits? Or are you saying that there may have been no real Connection to Ireland in any Way aside from what had been claimed in her Legend?

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Meldelen In reply to CaligariMarte [2017-12-08 09:56:00 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I've been interested in female martyrdom and I've done a lot of research about the lives of the famous female martyrs. Unfortunately the article I wrote about the issue is in Spanish. But to make just a synthesis, there's nothing real about the legend of Saint Dymphna, not even her name, as it's a Middle-Ages construction born from the imagination and devotion of her Belgian worshippers in Ghent.
All that can be tracked down from History, as the Jesuit researches known as the Bollandists have proven, is that there was a grave with a female skeleton venerated in Ghent, Belgium, which contained the inscription MA DIPNA. This inscription in the early language means only that the name of the person buried there is absolutely unknown. From this inscription, her name turned into Dymphna.
People used to pray to this grave to achieve mental health, even solemn processions were organized in which the mentally ill walked in circles around her grave, with the inscription MA DIPNA hanging from their necks. As some obtained improvement or even total healing during the centuries, she was considered a Saint.
It was only after that that a legend was written for her and a priest buried next to her, Saint Gerebernus, making them companions in a runaway from her Irish father after an incestuous proposing. This legend, as I say, has not historical evidence, it must be considered only a pious tale.
And that's all, sadly, what can be said about St Dymphna. There is no more information and historical proof about her, so nothing of her life is really known. I assume she was Belgian because she was buried there, there is absolutely no connection with Ireland. But I think she was real because there was, actually, a female buried there. And some people claimed to be helped by her intercession.
I guess no more is needed

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CaligariMarte In reply to Meldelen [2017-12-10 18:06:41 +0000 UTC]

Considering that the particular Saint Legend of Saint Dymphna sounds comparatively down to Earth and realistic, I certainly disappointed about the Lack of concretely evident Historicity concerning the Matter, but your Research sounds reasonable and good, as does your Conclusion. Thank you for your Explanation!
Even though I do not speak Spanish, is there any Link or another Means of getting your Article on the Matter? Especially the Part about the original Meaning of the Name MA DIPNA sounds interesting to me as a Linguist with theological Interests (I've just recently received my Master's Degree in Linguistics, did a Thesis on the Pericope Adulterae), and maybe the Article might be useful for future Reference. : )

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Meldelen In reply to CaligariMarte [2017-12-12 18:45:35 +0000 UTC]

Here it is: www.preguntasantoral.es/2012/0…

But in any case, I used the Bibliotheca Sanctorum edited by Città Nuova (Rome) as reference. It is an hagiographic encylopaedia which makes a compendium of all the Martirologies and the Bollandists researches on the Live of the Saints. I think it's one of the best sources we can rely on today

Thans for your appreciation.

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CaligariMarte In reply to Meldelen [2017-12-13 16:50:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very, very much! : )

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CaligariMarte In reply to A-Little-Tea-Rat [2017-10-12 13:44:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, I am glad you enjoy it. : D

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A-Little-Tea-Rat In reply to CaligariMarte [2017-10-16 12:39:29 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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CaligariMarte In reply to Big-bad-Rocket [2017-09-05 22:25:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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CaligariMarte In reply to hunterjuly4 [2017-08-17 08:59:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! (And I agree.)

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CaligariMarte In reply to Loveless-Nights [2017-04-26 11:09:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, I'm glad to be able to offer a Spark of Inspiration. : )

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CaligariMarte In reply to NaitomeIya [2017-03-27 09:06:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, that is a nice Perspective to consider. : ) (So that I won't forget this as an important Factor if I ever get to make more of these Saint Images -- I wish I had the Time right now, but I am so busy with researching for my linguistic Master-Thesis on the Pericope Adulterae... so, hopefully soon.)

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CaligariMarte In reply to aslitbyfire [2017-03-14 08:47:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Yes, that is an excellent Idea, I hope your Prayers help you.

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aslitbyfire In reply to CaligariMarte [2017-03-14 14:52:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! God bless you!

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CaligariMarte In reply to Bladeninja76 [2017-03-10 12:49:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I am very glad it gives the right Impression! : )
The Accessoires were a little tricky, because traditional and modern Depictions of her include very different Accessoires -- so I just put all of them in there, traditional Sword, Crown und Lamp, and the more modern Book & white Lilies. Traditional Icons put an Emphasis on her Royalty, but I decided against the royal Robes & Ermine because the Royalty, in a Way, is what she had to flee -- I just kept a rather subtle and comparably unfancy Crown, as that seemed to like a good Middleground to me have a Least some subtle Reference to her royal Background.

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CaligariMarte In reply to Desert-Celt [2017-03-08 08:35:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, glad you like it! : )

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