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You’re still missing the point Mr t. Your link above makes no mention of the springs at Bath being dedicated to Minerva in her manifestation as a goddess of healing. In fact the opening paragraph reads -

In localised Celtic polytheism practised in Britain, Sulis was a deity worshiped at the thermal spring of Bath (now in Somerset). She was worshipped by the Romano-British as Sulis Minerva, whose votive objects and inscribed lead tablets suggest that she was conceived of both as a nourishing, life-giving mother goddess and as an effective agent of curses wished by her votaries.

No mention of healing in that paragraph or anywhere else in your link. Interestingly though there is mention that -

At Bath, the Roman temple is dedicated to Sulis Minerva, as the primary deity of the temple spa. Through the Roman Minerva syncresis, later mythographers have inferred that Sulis was also a goddess of wisdom and decisions.

Note ‘goddess of wisdom and decisions’. Again, no reference in your link to healing, or the Bath springs being dedicated to Minerva in her manifestation as a healing deity there...

The point is simple and you have avoided it ,including the mentions of healing in relation to the baths in the links which you also missed . Here they are again .“as a patroness of the art of healing she was honored at thermal springs " "Dedicated to Sulis," "Spring dedicated to the goddess Sulis Minerva, a deity with healing powers. "

Your original problem was “...the bath themselves were dedicated to Minerva ,a healing deity .” which is hard to prove at best “. The comment has two points 1) The baths were dedicated to Minerva , refute that if possible . 2)She was healing deity refute that if possible . You have asked for evidence and it has been supplied supporting both points meanwhile you have provided nothing to support a contrary case .