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Margaret Clitherow was born in 1556, [4] the youngest child of Thomas and Jane Middleton née Turner. [2] Her father was a respected freeman, businessman, who worked as a wax- chandler . He also held the office of Sheriff of York, in 1564, [ 5 ] and was churchwarden of St Martin's Church, Coney Street between 1555 and 1558. [ 2 ]
St Margaret Clitherow's Church is the name of: ... 35 The Shambles, location of the Shrine of St Margaret Clitherow This page was last edited on 23 ...
Among the structures of The Shambles is a shrine to Saint Margaret Clitherow, who was married to a butcher who owned and lived in a shop in the street. Her home is thought to have been number 10 Shambles, on the opposite side of the street to the shrine, at number 35, which has a priest hole fireplace. [12] [13] [14] These are also listed.
On the ground floor is a shrine to St Margaret Clitherow, who was married to a butcher who owned and lived in a shop in the street. Her home is thought to have been No. 10 Shambles, on the opposite side of the street to the shrine. [2] [3] [4]
In 1945, Middlesbrough Diocese bought a 16th-century house in the Shambles. Number 35 is now the shrine of Saint Margaret Clitherow, who was martyred in York. It is a pilgrimage site for Catholics from all over the world.
Margaret Clitherow (née Middleton, c. 1556 – 25 March 1586) was an English recusant, and a saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic Church, known as The Pearl of York. She was pressed to death for refusing to enter a plea to the charge of harbouring Catholic priests.
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10–11 The Shambles is a historic pair of buildings in York, England. Grade II* listed buildings, they are located in The Shambles. [1]The building was the 16th-century home of Margaret Clitherow, who was executed as a recusant in 1586 and canonised in 1970.