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Saint Margaret Ward | |
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 Statue of St Margaret Ward in St Etheldreda's Church, London. | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | in the 1550s Congleton, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 30 August 1588 Tyburn, London, England |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion |
| Beatified | 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI |
| Canonized | 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI |
| Feast | 25 October (in England), 4 May |
| Attributes | basket, rope |
Margaret Ward (c. 1550–30 August 1588), called the "pearl of Tyburn",[1] was an English saint and martyr who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I for assisting a priest to escape from prison. She was canonised in 1970, as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
- ^ "St Margaret Ward, August 30th". Diocese of Shewsbury. Retrieved 15 September 2023.