Dear Carolyn,
My reaction to Dympna's feast came purely from what you could call
presentday folklore. In our library here I could not find any study
on Dympna, only the legend of Dympna, saint and martyr, in several
versions.
Why her cult became popular in the thirteenth century is an
interesting question. Very likely becuse Dympna was a local girl (?).
But I will leave the question as to why saints became popular (or the
circumstances under which they became popular) to the hagiography
scholars on the list.
I am sorry not to be able to be of any more help.
Marleen
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University of Antwerp
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