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[abew4me]

LOL...pretty cool. I'm sure that he had to give some background information of St. Dymphna to prove his knowledge of her.

[powerwalker]

He "aced" it, I bet.

Thanks for sharing, Hoskuld.

[WilliamMunny]

There is a small Irish pub down in Alphabet City named St. Dymphna's. If the shareholders meeting doesn't go well, I may head down there for consolation and to expunge the demons. Hopefully, I will hear better tidings and that pilgrimage downtown won't be necessary. Either way, you are welcome to join, Hoskuld.

[Bourbon_on_my_cornflakes]

Supposedly a lot get jobs with the EU commission, which is headquartered in Belgium. Others get work in marketing at InBEV.

[Joseph_K]

Geel's tradition of personal home care for the mentally ill is astonishing and wonderful. (Geel is the town where it is believed Saint Dymphna was beheaded and buried.) The custom is to take in these strangers and just let them be who they are. Hoskuld, how enviable you've spent time there!

I know about it from an old Australian podcast called All in the Mind, but I can't locate that episode, which was a real delight to listen to. (I liked it so well I recorded it and gave to friends, and listened again.)

Here's a different podcast (includes print version, if that's your preference) about Geel if anyone is interested: For Centuries, A Small Town Has Embraced Strangers With Mental Illness The intro:

At the center of Geel, a charming Belgian town less than an hour's drive from of Antwerp, is a church dedicated to Dymphna, a saint believed to have the power to cure mental disorders. It's a medieval church with stone arches, spires and a half-built bell tower, and it has inspired an unusual centuries-old practice: For over 700 years, residents of Geel have been accepting people with mental disorders, often very severe mental disorders, into their homes and caring for them.

It isn't meant to be a treatment or therapy. The people are not called patients, but guests or boarders. They go to Geel and join households to share a life with people who can watch over them. Today, there are about 250 boarders in Geel.