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Name: St. Abigail Birthday: October 4, 2000 Death: December 9, 2087 - Died of natural causes. Canonization: May 30, 2096 Feast Day: October 4, 2000 - Day of her birth. Patronage: Patron saint of mental illnesses and psychologists.

Early Life:
 * Born in a Hispanic middle class family in Tampa, Florida. Moved to a smaller town at age five. Lived with her mother and two older sisters.
 * Went to private schools until High School. Was influenced at an early age to always do the right thing and to live a holy life.
 * Mental illness ran in her family so she was around those who suffered with mental illness. This influenced her to become a psychologist later in life.
 * Graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in psychology and behavioral sciences.

Events, Actions, Qualities, etc..:
 * Was a psychologist for over 50 years and counselled hundreds - maybe even thousands of patients.
 * Was a minister at a prison and counselled woman with faith and psychology.
 * Went to great lengths to help those who suffered with mental illnesses. She always put her patients well beings ahead of her own and deiced to travel around the world to spread her faith and her healing.
 * Learned many languages so she could council those who were in need. She was a devoted Catholic and never missed Sunday mass until the day she died.
 * She converted many to the faith and made sure that her faith also influenced her family. She married at a young age and had 2 children who she raised with the same morals that her family had given her. Her children later both became psychiatrists.

St. Abigail was always devoted to her faith at an early age. She went to private school at an early age and lived in a Roman Catholic household who instilled their religious and moral beliefs on her. Although her parents divorced when she was very young, St. Abigail lived in a very loving home with her mother and two sisters. Family was a big part of her life and spent a lot of time with them. This would later influence the way that she spent her time with her family. In her family, mental illness was very common. Although she did not have any mental disorders, her family suffered with schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, and depression. She saw this as a sign from God that she had to do what was needed and help those who suffered with mental disorders. She decided to become a psychologist and studied for many years at Johns Hopkins University. After many years of devoted studying, St. Abigail earned her degree in psychology and behavioral sciences.

St. Abigail's life was filled with the Lord. She felt like the Lord had spoken to her at a young age and called her to help those especially with mental disorders. She was not only a psychiatrist and a Catholic, she was also a feminist who fought for women's rights. She spent her weekends volunteering at women's prisons teaching women about the faith and treating those within the prison who had mental disorders. She married at a young age and had two children who she influenced to also become psychiatrists. She loved the Lord very much and was a faithful Christian. She never missed hearing the word's Lord for she said it moved her and spoke to her.

St. Abigail died of old age but spent her life devoted to Christ and the treatment of mental illnesses. After her death, many of her patients had talked about how they had seen St. Abigail in their dreams when they had reached their lowest lows. Her patients said that St. Abigail pulled them out of the darkness and taught them that the Lord's light would guide them down the right path. These were only her early miracles. Today, you still hear about St. Abigail coming to people and rescuing them from the darkness. When you ever feel like you have reached your lowest point in your life and you feel like there is no way out of what is going on in your life, people say that praying to St. Abigail will help you see that God will save you and he will help you through through everything in your life. She was an amazing saint who believed that mental disorders should be treated with the same care as physical disorders. She was an amazing person who influenced not only the medical field, but also the faith.