Saint Vitus Dance

In mid evil times, when doctors cures were often more dangerous than the illness itself. People who were sick would often seek help by praying to various Saints.

They believed that the Saints would intercede for them to God, and they might be cured. Different Saint were assigned to different illnesses.

If you suffered from the disease that we now know as Chorea. Then you would pray to the Saint Vitus.

People suffering with Chorea would undergo uncontrollable muscle spasms and twitching, making look as though they were dancing.

This is why it was known as  St. Vitus Dance