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Saint Emily De Vialar
Gaillace, Albi, southern France
Saint Emily De Vialar, also known as Anne Marguerite Adelaide Emily de Vialar, Emilie de Vialar, or Emilie de Vialard, was born on September 12, 1797, in Gaillac, Albi, southern France. She was the eldest of three children and the only daughter of Baron James Augustine and Antoinette de Vialar.
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