St. Margaret Of Clitherow

The Saint of the Day for March 26 is St. Margaret Of Clitherow

St. Margaret Clitherow was born at Middleton, England around the year 1555 of a Protestant family. Margaret was known throughout the town for her wit and good looks and in 1571 she married John Clitherow. The marriage bore two children.

Several years after her marriage to John Margaret was introduced to the Catholic Faith and converted. She was a zealous defender of the Faith and harbored fugitive priests in her home. Eventually, Margaret was turned in to the sheriffs and tried for the crime of harboring Catholic priests.

While Margaret was on trial, many efforts were made to encourage her to deny the Faith, but she held firmly. Finally, Margaret was condemned to be pressed to death upon sharp rocks. She was executed on March 25, 1586. Pope Paul VI