Margaret Clitherow

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Saint Margaret Clitherow (1556 – 25 March 1586) is an English saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic Church. She is sometimes called the Pearl of York.

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beatified by

Pope Pius XI

beatified date

1929-12-15

birth date

1556-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

birth place

England, York, Yorkshire

canonized by

Pope Paul VI

canonized date

1970-10-25

canonized place

Rome

death date

1586-03-25

death place

England, York, Yorkshire

major shrine

England, York, North Yorkshire, The Shambles

title

one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales

venerated in

Catholic Church