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Saint Margaret Clitherow
Saint Margaret Clitherow

Saint Margaret Clitherow

Also known as: Margaret Clitheroe; Margaret Middleton; Margarita Clitherow; Margherita Clitherow; Marguerite Clitherow; one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales; the Pearl of York

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

March 25

Died

March 25, 1586

Canonized

25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Biography

Saint Margaret Clitherow, born Margaret Middleton in 1556, was a devout Catholic who became known for her unwavering faith and courageous actions during a time of religious persecution in England. Margaret was the daughter of Thomas and Jane Middleton, a candle maker and the sheriff of York for two years. She was raised Anglican but later converted to Catholicism around 1574.

Feast Days

March 25October 25
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