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Famous Epileptics - St. Valentine!

  • epilepticbooklover
  • Oct 6, 2025
  • 1 min read

St. Valentine is the patron saint of Epilepsy. A title he shares with the patron saint of Livets. The connection to Epilepsy stems from the similarity between Valentine and the German word Fallen which means to fall, since Epilepsy was once known as the falling sickness. 

 
 
 

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