St. Emers (The Two)

11 December

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5th century. The two Emers were sisters of Saint Guasacht of Granard (f.d. January 24) and daughters of Miluic who was Saint Patrick's former master. Patrick himself gave the Emers the veil of consecrated virgins and installed them in the first convent in Ireland (D'Arcy, Montague).

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