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Virgin, martyr, died Gheel, Belgium, 7th century.
According to legend she fled from Ireland to Gheel with the priest Gerebernus, to escape the unholy desire of her own father, a pagan king of Ireland.
The latter, however, discovered their whereabouts and put them to death.
She is invoked against insanity, and as a result of the miraculous cures effected, through her intercession, a colony for lunatics has grown up at Gheel.
Relics at Gheel.
Feast, 15 May.
New Catholic Dictionary
