Maura Clarke
| Sister Maura Clarke, M.M. | |
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| Born |
Mary Elizabeth January 13, 1931 Queens, New York |
| Died | December 2, 1980 (aged 49) El Salvador |
| Cause of death | Murder by military death squad |
| Resting place | Chalatenango, El Salvador |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Maryknoll Missionary Sister |
| Parent(s) | Juan and Maria Clarke |
Sister Maura Clarke, M.M., was an American Roman Catholic 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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