Clare Crockett

Clare Teresa Crockett (14 November 1982 – 16 April 2016) was a Catholic nun and ex actress from Northern Ireland.[1][2]

Biography

Clare Crockett was born in Derry in Northern Ireland. She worked as a theater actor, writer and director and for Channel 4. She wanted to become a famous actress after a role in the film Sunday, directed by Charles McDougall, which describes the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Northern Ireland.

After a religious experience on Good Friday 2000 she decided to become a nun and entered the convent of the Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother in Spain, where she had the name Clare Maria of the Trinity and the Heart of Mary.

She worked in Spain, United States and Ecuador and was well-known for her exceptional interpersonal skills.

On 16 April 2016, while she was playing the guitar and singing with her companions, the house where she was staying collapsed due to the 2016 Ecuador earthquake. Hours later she was found lifeless under the rubble. She died due to multiple injuries, in a community of Riochico, Portoviejo, Ecuador. [3][4][5] [6][7]

Legacy

The movie All Or Nothing summarizes her life.[8] In 2020, miracles were attributed to her and there were calls for her to be made a saint.[9][10] Also in 2020, a sister in her religious order has written a biography of her. [11]

References
  1. "Funeral for nun killed in earthquake". BBC News. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/grant-me-an-undivided-heart-first-biography-reveals-spiritual-writings-of-sr-clare-crockett-89187
  3. "Biography". 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. McDonald, Henry (18 April 2016). "Derry nun among those killed in Ecuador earthquake". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. White, Stephen (18 April 2016). "UK nun killed trying to save friends from Ecuador earthquake". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. Carty, Ed (18 April 2016). "Sister Clare Crockett: From 'wild' teen to selfless sister". The Irish News. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  7. "Tragic nun who died in Ecuador earthquake gave up wild teenage lifestyle to help the poor - Independent.ie". Irish Independent. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  8. "All or Nothing". 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  9. "Renewed calls for Derry nun Sister Clare Crockett, who died in an earthquake four years ago today, to be declared a saint". www.derrynow.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  10. McKinney, Seamus (28 February 2020). "Followers attribute miracles to Derry nun Sister Clare Crockett's intercession". The Irish News. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  11. Gardner, SHM, Sr. Kristen (2020). Sr. Clare Crockett: Alone with Christ Alone. Agencia. p. 433. ISBN 978-8409232468.


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