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Emerentia

Grandmother of the Virgin Mary

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About Emerentia

Emerentia is the name given for a grandmother of Mary, mother of Jesus, in some European traditions and art from the late 15th century. She is not to be confused with Saint Emerentiana, a Roman martyr of the 3rd century who features briefly in Alban Butler's The lives of the fathers, martyrs, and other principal saints 1812, volume 1.

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Who was Emerentia?

Grandmother of the Virgin Mary

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Emerentia

· Wikidata: Q831622

· DBpedia: Emerentia

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