It is St. Dymphna's feast day today! Well, on some calendars that is. Her feast day is actually May 15th on most calendars, but hey, we still get to celebrate a great May saint! Lived sometime during the 7th Century.
Hometown: Ireland
Feast Day: May 15th
Born to a devoted Christian mother and a wealthy pagan father who was king, Dymphna grew up Christian and was secretly baptized. She was only 14 years old when her mother died and her father was greatly devastated. His advisors suggested that he remarry, and he agreed only on the condition that his new wife look like his old one. He could find none so his advisors suggested he marry his daughter Dymphna, as she looked like her mother. The king agreed to this but Dymphna strongly refused. She fled her home with her confessor and they traveled all the way to Belgium. Her father and his advisors found them and the king asked his daughter once again if she would marry him. She refused and the king ordered his advisors to kill the confessor while he himself beheaded his daughter. She was only around 15 years old when she died. For more information:
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=222
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