Saint Dymphna: The Forgotten Saint Who Defied a King and Lost Everything

By REV. SILAS VALE

She was a princess. A healer. A martyr.
And the light that madness could not extinguish.

In the mist-shrouded hills of 7th-century Ireland, where paganism and Christianity warred for the soul of a nation, a young princess named Dymphna was born to a grieving king and a mother of quiet faith. Her mother's untimely death shattered the kingdom-and unleashed a darkness no one could contain.

When grief twists into obsession, Dymphna's father's love becomes dangerous. Guided by her confessor, Father Gerebernus, Dymphna flees across the Irish Sea to Gheel, Belgium, where she begins a new life among the poor and broken. Her compassion heals the minds and hearts of those society has cast away-until the past finds her once more.

Her defiance will cost her everything.
Her faith will make her eternal.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FX7ZXZ1J
• ISBN13: 9798270538446
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"