# Father Cassidy — Emily of New Moon character guide

> Father Cassidy in Emily of New Moon by L. M. Montgomery.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Father, Father Dear, Dear Father, dear Father

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-house-in-the-hollow

## Who they are

Emily's beloved, poetic father who dies before the story begins.

## Relationships

### [Emily Byrd Starr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/characters/emily_byrd_starr)

_psychological_

Father Cassidy is Emily's spiritual confidant and mentor, guiding her through grief and moral dilemmas with gentle authority.

### [Emily Byrd Starr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/characters/emily_byrd_starr)

_psychological_

Father Cassidy is Emily's spiritual confidant and mentor, guiding her through grief and moral dilemmas with gentle authority.

### [Emily Byrd Starr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/characters/emily_byrd_starr)

_psychological_

Father Cassidy is Emily's spiritual confidant and mentor, guiding her through grief and moral dilemmas with gentle authority.

## In the story

### [Father Cassidy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xviii-father-cassidy)

Father Cassidy is a kind and perceptive priest who listens to Emily's story and agrees to speak to Lofty John, saving the bush.

### [Friends Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xix-friends-again)

Father Cassidy writes a letter to Emily and later meets her in Shrewsbury, sharing a secret understanding about the bush.

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