Maura Clarke

Maura Clarke
M.M.
Born
Mary Elizabeth Clarke

(1931-01-13)January 13, 1931
The Bronx, New York City
DiedDecember 2, 1980(1980-12-02) (aged 49)
El Salvador
Cause of deathMurder by military death squad
Resting placeChalatenango, El Salvador
Alma materStella Maris High School
Maryknoll Teachers College
OccupationMaryknoll Sister

Maura Clarke, MM (January 13, 1931 – December 2, 1980), was an American Maryknoll Sister who served as a missionary in Nicaragua and El Salvador. She worked with the poor and refugees in Central America from 1959 until her murder in 1980. On December 2, 1980, she was beaten, raped, and murdered along with three fellow missionaries — Ita Ford, Dorothy Kazel and Jean Donovan — by members of the military of El Salvador.

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