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Quotation from St. Vitus and the Dancing Mania by Vitus tradition; J. F. C. Hecker; Benjamin Guy Babington
“St. Vitus is appealed to, above all, against epilepsy, which is called St. Vitus's Dance, and he is one of the Fourteen Martyrs who give aid in times of trouble”
St. Vitus and the Dancing Mania, Catholic Encyclopedia, Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia, trans. Public-domain English article (1912)
The saint notice connects Vitus's cult to epilepsy and the Holy Helpers, explaining why his name attached to movement disorders.
Citation: "St. Vitus is appealed to, above all, against epilepsy, which is called St. Vitus's Dance, and he is one of the Fourteen Martyrs who give aid in times of trouble" — Vitus tradition; J. F. C. Hecker; Benjamin Guy Babington, St. Vitus and the Dancing Mania, Catholic Encyclopedia, Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia, trans. Public-domain English article (1912). (id st-vitus-and-dancing-mania-q1)
