St. Deborah
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| - | From the Old Testament, also known as Debbora. She is mentioned as a prophetess and Israelite judge in the Book of Judges 4:4-14 | + | From the Old Testament, also known as Debbora. She is mentioned as a prophetess and Israelite judge in the Book of Judges 4:4-14. She is referred to in [[212-Margarita]] as being the saint "of defeat and depression" because she prophesised that the Isrealites would not achieve victory over the Canaanite general Sisera. |
Patron saints of depression include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Dymphna St. Dymphna], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Hermes St. Hermes], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Christina_the_Astonishing St. Christina the Astonishing]. | Patron saints of depression include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Dymphna St. Dymphna], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Hermes St. Hermes], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Christina_the_Astonishing St. Christina the Astonishing]. | ||
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| + | ''from [[212-Margarita]]'' | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
<ul><li>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah St. Deborah on Wikipedia]</li> | <ul><li>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah St. Deborah on Wikipedia]</li> | ||
<li>[http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0704.htm Text of the Book of Judges, Chapter 4]</li></ul> | <li>[http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0704.htm Text of the Book of Judges, Chapter 4]</li></ul> | ||
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Current revision as of 10:28, 20 February 2008
From the Old Testament, also known as Debbora. She is mentioned as a prophetess and Israelite judge in the Book of Judges 4:4-14. She is referred to in 212-Margarita as being the saint "of defeat and depression" because she prophesised that the Isrealites would not achieve victory over the Canaanite general Sisera.
Patron saints of depression include St. Dymphna, St. Hermes, and St. Christina the Astonishing.
from 212-Margarita
