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Saint Emerentiana was a Roman martyr, who lived in the third century.
Emerentiana’s mother was the wet nurse and nanny of Saint Agnes, a rich Roman heiress who was martyred after refusing her engagement due to her Christian religion.
Emerentiana was the foster sister of Saint Agnes, a rich Roman heiress who was martyred after refusing her engagement due to her Christian religion.
Emerentiana herself was a catechumen, still learning about Christianity before being officially baptized.
A few days after Agnes' death, Emerentiana was caught praying by her tomb. Upset upon the death of her best friend and foster sister, she claimed that she was a Christian as well and belittled the pagans who had killed Agnes. For her dedication to Christ, she was stoned to death by the crowd.
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