Maura Clarke date of birth:

January 13, 1931

How old was Maura Clarke when died?

49

Where was Maura Clarke born?

Queens, New York, United States

When did Maura Clarke die?

December 2, 1980

What is Maura Clarke nationality?

Salvadoran

What is Maura Clarke's occupation?

Maryknoll Missionary Sister

Short Biography

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.