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'''Lidwina (Lydwine, Lydwid, Lidwid, Liduina of Schiedam)''' was a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] mystic who is honored as a [[saint]] by the [[Catholic Church]]. She is also thought to be one of the first documented cases of [[multiple sclerosis]]. |
'''Lidwina (Lydwine, Lydwid, Lidwid, Liduina of Schiedam)''' (1380-1433) was a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] mystic who is honored as a [[saint]] by the [[Catholic Church]]. She is also thought to be one of the first documented cases of [[multiple sclerosis]]. |
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== Life == |
== Life == |
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At age 15, Lidwina was [[ice skating]] when she fell and broke a rib. She never recovered and became progressively disabled for the rest of her life. Her biographers state that she became paralyzed except for her left hand and that great pieces of her body fell off, and that blood poured from her mouth, ears, and nose. Today some posit that Saint Lidwina is one of the first known [[multiple sclerosis]] patients and attribute her disability to the effects of the disease and her fall.<ref name="Caroline Walker Bynum 1987">[[Caroline Walker Bynum]], ''Holy Feast and Holy Fast: The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women'' (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987), 124.</ref> |
At age 15, Lidwina was [[ice skating]] when she fell and broke a rib. She never recovered and became progressively disabled for the rest of her life. Her biographers state that she became paralyzed except for her left hand and that great pieces of her body fell off, and that blood poured from her mouth, ears, and nose. Today some posit that Saint Lidwina is one of the first known [[multiple sclerosis]] patients and attribute her disability to the effects of the disease and her fall.<ref name="Caroline Walker Bynum 1987">[[Caroline Walker Bynum]], ''Holy Feast and Holy Fast: The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women'' (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987), 124.</ref> |
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After her fall, Lidwina [[fasting|fasted]] continuously and acquired fame as a healer and holy woman.<ref>{{Catholic|prescript=|no-icon=1|last=Albers|first=Petrus Henricus|title=St. Lidwina|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09233a.htm|accessdate=2013-05-07|volume=9|pages=233a-233b}}</ref> The town officials of [[Schiedam]], her hometown, promulgated a document (which has survived) that attests to her complete lack of food and sleep.<ref name="Caroline Walker Bynum 1987" /> At first she ate a little piece of [[apple]], then a bit of [[Phoenix dactylifera|date]] and watered wine, then river water contaminated with salt from the tides. The authenticating document from Schiedam also attests that Lidwina shed skin, bones, parts of her intestines, which her parents kept in a vase and which gave off a sweet odor. These excited so much attention that Lidwina had her mother bury them. |
After her fall, Lidwina [[fasting|fasted]] continuously and acquired fame as a healer and holy woman.<ref>{{Catholic|prescript=|no-icon=1|last=Albers|first=Petrus Henricus|title=St. Lidwina|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09233a.htm|accessdate=2013-05-07|volume=9|pages=233a-233b}}</ref> The town officials of [[Schiedam]], her hometown, promulgated a document (which has survived) that attests to her complete lack of food and sleep.<ref name="Caroline Walker Bynum 1987" /> At first she ate a little piece of [[apple]], then a bit of [[Phoenix dactylifera|date]] and watered wine, then river water contaminated with salt from the tides. The authenticating document from Schiedam also attests that Lidwina shed skin, bones, parts of her intestines, which her parents kept in a vase and which gave off a sweet odor. These excited so much attention that Lidwina had her mother bury them.{{sfn|Bynum, p. 125}} |
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Lidwina died at the age of 53. She is known as the patron saint of ice skaters, |
Lidwina died at the age of 53. She is known as the patron saint of ice skaters.<ref>[https://bustedhalo.com/ministry-resources/st-lidwina-a-lesson-in-overcoming-suffering Harper, Brian. "St. Lidwina: A Lesson in Overcoming Suffering", ''Busted Halo'', February 21, 2014]</ref> |
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== Biographies == |
== Biographies == |
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== Veneration == |
== Veneration == |
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Lidwina died in 1434 and was buried in a marble tomb in the chapel of the parish church of Schiedhams which became a place of pilgrimage. <ref>[https://catholicsaints.info/butlers-lives-of-the-saints-blessed-lidwina-called-lydwid-virgin/ Butler, Alban. “Blessed Lidwina, Called Lydwid, Virgin”. ''Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints'', 1866]</ref> Thomas à Kempis's publication caused an increase in veneration. In 1615 her [[relic]]s were taken to [[Brussels]], but in 1871 they were returned to Schiedam. On 14 March 1890, [[Pope Leo XIII]] officially [[canonization|canonized]] Lidwina. She is the [[patron saint]] of ice skaters and the chronically ill, as well as of the town of Schiedam. Her feast day occurs on 18 March, 14 April, or 14 June, depending on region and tradition.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
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In 1859 the Church of Our Lady of Visitation (''Onze Lieve Vrouw Visitatie'') was opened on the Nieuwe Haven in Schiedam, commonly called ''Frankelandsekerk'' after the area it was located in (West-Frankeland). In 1931 this church was officially dedicated to St. Lidwina and called Church of Lidwina (''Lidwinakerk'').{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} The church was demolished in 1969, and the veneration of Lidwina was moved to the [http://www.orgels-en-kerken.nl/index/schiedam-sing-kerk.htm ''Singelkerk''], hence known as the [[:nl:Basiliek van de H. Liduina en Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Rozenkrans|''Church of St. Lidwina and Our Lady of the Rosary'']]. This church was elevated to become a minor [[basilica]] on 18 June 1990 by [[Pope John Paul II]]. The church is now commonly known as the Basilica of Lidwina.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
In 1859 the Church of Our Lady of Visitation (''Onze Lieve Vrouw Visitatie'') was opened on the Nieuwe Haven in Schiedam, commonly called ''Frankelandsekerk'' after the area it was located in (West-Frankeland). In 1931 this church was officially dedicated to St. Lidwina and called Church of Lidwina (''Lidwinakerk'').{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} The church was demolished in 1969, and the veneration of Lidwina was moved to the [http://www.orgels-en-kerken.nl/index/schiedam-sing-kerk.htm ''Singelkerk''], hence known as the [[:nl:Basiliek van de H. Liduina en Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Rozenkrans|''Church of St. Lidwina and Our Lady of the Rosary'']]. This church was elevated to become a minor [[basilica]] on 18 June 1990 by [[Pope John Paul II]]. The church is now commonly known as the Basilica of Lidwina.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
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Lidwina's name is attached to numerous institutions in Schiedam. Since 2002, the Foundation ''Intorno Ensemble'' produces a bi-annual musical theatrical performance about the '' town saint'' in one of the Schiedam churches. Outside Schiedam, there is a modern (1960s) church in the Dutch town of [[Best, Netherlands|Best]] carrying her name (''Lidwina Parochie Best'').{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
Lidwina's name is attached to numerous institutions in Schiedam. Since 2002, the Foundation ''Intorno Ensemble'' produces a bi-annual musical theatrical performance about the '' town saint'' in one of the Schiedam churches. Outside Schiedam, there is a modern (1960s) church in the Dutch town of [[Best, Netherlands|Best]] carrying her name (''Lidwina Parochie Best'').{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
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Lidwina is represented, receiving a branch of roses and a flowering rod from an angel.<ref>[https://catholicsaints.info/new-catholic-dictionary-saint-lidwina/ “Saint Lidwina”. ''New Catholic Dictionary''. CatholicSaints.Info]</ref> |
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== Lidwina and multiple sclerosis == |
== Lidwina and multiple sclerosis == |
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Revision as of 01:59, 26 October 2018
Saint Lidwina of Schiedam | |
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 Lidwina's fall on the ice, Wood drawing from the 1498 edition of John Brugman's Vita of Lidwina | |
| Born | March 18, 1380 Schiedam, County of Holland, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | April 14, 1433 (aged 53) Schiedam, County of Holland, Holy Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | cultus confirmed March 14, 1890 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Major shrine | Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Feast | April 14 |
| Patronage | chronically ill, ice skaters, town of Schiedam |
Lidwina (Lydwine, Lydwid, Lidwid, Liduina of Schiedam) (1380-1433) was a Dutch mystic who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. She is also thought to be one of the first documented cases of multiple sclerosis.
Life
At age 15, Lidwina was ice skating when she fell and broke a rib. She never recovered and became progressively disabled for the rest of her life. Her biographers state that she became paralyzed except for her left hand and that great pieces of her body fell off, and that blood poured from her mouth, ears, and nose. Today some posit that Saint Lidwina is one of the first known multiple sclerosis patients and attribute her disability to the effects of the disease and her fall.[1]
After her fall, Lidwina fasted continuously and acquired fame as a healer and holy woman.[2] The town officials of Schiedam, her hometown, promulgated a document (which has survived) that attests to her complete lack of food and sleep.[1] At first she ate a little piece of apple, then a bit of date and watered wine, then river water contaminated with salt from the tides. The authenticating document from Schiedam also attests that Lidwina shed skin, bones, parts of her intestines, which her parents kept in a vase and which gave off a sweet odor. These excited so much attention that Lidwina had her mother bury them.[3]
Lidwina died at the age of 53. She is known as the patron saint of ice skaters.[4]
Biographies
Several hagiographical accounts of her life exist. One of these states that while the soldiers of Philip of Burgundy were occupying Schiedam, a guard was set around her to test her fasts, which were authenticated.[1] It is also reported that four soldiers abused her during this occupation, claiming that Lidwina's swollen body was due to her being impregnated by the local priest rather than from her sickness.[1]
The well-known German preacher and poet, Friar John Brugman, wrote two Lives of St. Lidwina, the first of which, printed at Cologne in 1433, was reprinted anonymously at Leuven in 1448, and later epitomised by Thomas à Kempis at Cologne in his Vita Lidewigis. The second life appeared at Schiedam in 1498; both have been embodied by the Bollandists in the Acta Sanctorum under 2 April. More recently, in 1901, Joris-Karl Huysmans published a biography of Lidwina.[citation needed]
Veneration
Lidwina died in 1434 and was buried in a marble tomb in the chapel of the parish church of Schiedhams which became a place of pilgrimage. [5] Thomas à Kempis's publication caused an increase in veneration. In 1615 her relics were taken to Brussels, but in 1871 they were returned to Schiedam. On 14 March 1890, Pope Leo XIII officially canonized Lidwina. She is the patron saint of ice skaters and the chronically ill, as well as of the town of Schiedam. Her feast day occurs on 18 March, 14 April, or 14 June, depending on region and tradition.[citation needed]
In 1859 the Church of Our Lady of Visitation (Onze Lieve Vrouw Visitatie) was opened on the Nieuwe Haven in Schiedam, commonly called Frankelandsekerk after the area it was located in (West-Frankeland). In 1931 this church was officially dedicated to St. Lidwina and called Church of Lidwina (Lidwinakerk).[citation needed] The church was demolished in 1969, and the veneration of Lidwina was moved to the Singelkerk, hence known as the Church of St. Lidwina and Our Lady of the Rosary. This church was elevated to become a minor basilica on 18 June 1990 by Pope John Paul II. The church is now commonly known as the Basilica of Lidwina.[citation needed]
After the closure of the Church of Lidwina in 1969, the statue of the saint and her relics were removed to the chapel dedicated to her in the rest-home West-Frankeland on the Sint Liduinastraat in town. Only after the demolition of the chapel in 1987 were all devotional objects removed to the Singelkerk, i.e. the Basilica of Lidwina.[citation needed]
Lidwina's name is attached to numerous institutions in Schiedam. Since 2002, the Foundation Intorno Ensemble produces a bi-annual musical theatrical performance about the town saint in one of the Schiedam churches. Outside Schiedam, there is a modern (1960s) church in the Dutch town of Best carrying her name (Lidwina Parochie Best).[citation needed]
Iconography
Lidwina is represented, receiving a branch of roses and a flowering rod from an angel.[6]
Lidwina and multiple sclerosis
Historical texts reveal that she was afflicted with a debilitating disease, sharing many characteristics with multiple sclerosis, such as the age of onset, duration, and course of disease. Lidwina’s disease began soon after her fall. From that time onward, she developed walking difficulties, headaches and violent pains in her teeth. By the age of 19, both her legs were paralyzed and her vision was disturbed.[citation needed]
Over the next 34 years, Lidwina's condition slowly deteriorated, although with apparent periods of remission, until her death at the age of 53. Together these factors suggest that a posthumous diagnosis of multiple sclerosis may be plausible, therefore dating the disease back to the 14th century.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d Caroline Walker Bynum, Holy Feast and Holy Fast: The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987), 124.
- ^ Albers, Petrus Henricus (1910). "St. Lidwina". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company. pp. 233a–233b. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^ Bynum, p. 125.
- ^ Harper, Brian. "St. Lidwina: A Lesson in Overcoming Suffering", Busted Halo, February 21, 2014
- ^ Butler, Alban. “Blessed Lidwina, Called Lydwid, Virgin”. Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints, 1866
- ^ “Saint Lidwina”. New Catholic Dictionary. CatholicSaints.Info
- ^ Medaer R (1979). "Does the history of multiple sclerosis go back as far as the 14th century?". Acta Neurol. Scand. 60 (3): 189–92. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1979.tb08970.x. PMID 390966.
Further reading
- Saint Lydwine of Schiedam, by J.K. Huysmans (translated from the French by Agnes Hastings), 1923, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London. Reprinted 1979, TAN Books and Publishers, Rockford, Illinois, ISBN 0-89555-087-3 (Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur)
External links
- http://my.homewithgod.com/israel/lidwina/ Template:En icon
- Albers, Petrus Henricus (1910). "St. Lidwina". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company. pp. 233a–233b. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- Saint Lydwina of Schiedam (Patron Saint Index) Template:En icon
