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Margaret Clitherow bronze plaque

Commemorative plaque
Margaret Clitherow bronze plaque
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This bronze commemorative plaque records: Near to this place, Margaret Clitherow of York, Saint of the Catholic Church, was martyred for her Christian faith, on 25th March 1586. Recorded plaque organisation: York Civic Trust.
Margaret Clitherow, a devout Catholic in Elizabethan England, was martyred for harboring Catholic priests, becoming an important symbol of religious persecution and faith.

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