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'''Saint Margaret Ward''' (c. 1550-30 August 1588), the "pearl of Tyburn", was an English [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[martyr]] who was executed during the reign of [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]] for assisting a [[Clergy|priest]] to escape from prison. She was [[canonised]] in 1970, as one of the [[Forty Martyrs of England and Wales]].
'''Margaret Ward''' (c. 1550-30 August 1588), the "pearl of Tyburn", was an English [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[martyr]] who was executed during the reign of [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]] for assisting a [[Clergy|priest]] to escape from prison. She was [[canonised]] in 1970, as one of the [[Forty Martyrs of England and Wales]].


==Life==
==Life==


Margaret Ward was born in [[Congleton]], Cheshire around 1550.<ref>[http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/68150 Borrelli, Antonio. "Santa Margherita Ward"], ''Santi e Beati'', 12 April 2003</ref> She was living in London in the service of a lady of the "first rank" when she learned of the severe maltreatment of Richard Watson, a priest confined at [[Bridewell Palace|Bridewell Prison]].<ref name=diocese>[http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/about-us/saints-and-martyrs/st-margaret-ward "St. Margaret Ward", Diocese of Shrewsbury]</ref> She obtained permission to visit him. She was thoroughly searched before and after early visits, but gradually the authorities became less cautious, and she managed to smuggle a rope into the prison. Fr. Watson escaped, but hurt himself in so doing, and left the rope hanging from the window. The boatman whom Ward had engaged to convey him down the river then refused to carry out the bargain. Ward, in her distress, confided in another boatman, [[Blessed John Roche|John Roche]], who undertook to assist her. He provided a boat and exchanged clothes with the priest. Fr. Watson escaped, but Roche was captured in his place, and Ward, having been Fr. Watson's only visitor, was also arrested.<ref name=Burton>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15551b.htm Burton, Edwin. "St. Margaret Ward." The Catholic Encyclopedia] Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 29 May 2016</ref>
Margaret Ward was born in [[Congleton]], Cheshire around 1550.<ref>[http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/68150 Borrelli, Antonio. "Santa Margherita Ward"], ''Santi e Beati'', 12 April 2003</ref> She was living in London in the service of a lady of the "first rank" when she learned of the severe maltreatment of Richard Watson, a priest confined at [[Bridewell Palace|Bridewell Prison]].<ref name=diocese>[http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/about-us/saints-and-martyrs/st-margaret-ward "St. Margaret Ward", Diocese of Shrewsbury]</ref> She obtained permission to visit him. She was thoroughly searched before and after early visits, but gradually the authorities became less cautious, and she managed to smuggle a rope into the prison. Watson escaped, but hurt himself in so doing, and left the rope hanging from the window. The boatman whom Ward had engaged to convey him down the river then refused to carry out the bargain. Ward, in her distress, confided in another boatman, [[Blessed John Roche|John Roche]], who undertook to assist her. He provided a boat and exchanged clothes with the priest. Watson escaped, but Roche was captured in his place, and Ward, having been Watson's only visitor, was also arrested.<ref name=Burton>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15551b.htm Burton, Edwin. "St. Margaret Ward." The Catholic Encyclopedia] Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 29 May 2016</ref>


Margaret Ward was kept in irons for eight days, was hung up by the hands, and [[Scourge|scourged]],<ref name=diocese/> but absolutely refused to disclose the priest's whereabouts. At her trial, she admitted to having helped Fr. Watson to escape, and rejoiced in "having delivered an innocent lamb from the hands of those bloody wolves". She was offered a pardon if she would attend a [[Protestant]] service but refused.<ref name=Burton/> She was hanged at [[Tyburn]] on 30 August 1588,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Elizabethan espionage : plotters and spies in the struggle between Catholicism and the crown|author=Martin, Patrick H.|date=27 April 2016|isbn=9781476623597|oclc=949258284}}</ref> along with Edward Shelley, [[Richard Martin (martyr)|Richard Martin]], [[Richard Leigh (martyr)|Richard Leigh]], Richard Lloyd (alias Flower) and [[John Roche (martyr)|John Roche]].
Margaret Ward was kept in irons for eight days, was hung up by the hands, and [[Scourge|scourged]],<ref name=diocese/> but absolutely refused to disclose the priest's whereabouts. At her trial, she admitted to having helped Watson to escape, and rejoiced in "having delivered an innocent lamb from the hands of those bloody wolves". She was offered a pardon if she would attend a [[Protestant]] service but refused.<ref name=Burton/> She was hanged at [[Tyburn]] on 30 August 1588,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Elizabethan espionage : plotters and spies in the struggle between Catholicism and the crown|author=Martin, Patrick H.|date=27 April 2016|isbn=9781476623597|oclc=949258284}}</ref> along with Edward Shelley, [[Richard Martin (martyr)|Richard Martin]], [[Richard Leigh (martyr)|Richard Leigh]], Richard Lloyd (alias Flower) and [[John Roche (martyr)|John Roche]].


==Veneration==
==Veneration==
Margaret Ward was beatified in 1929<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=SH0mCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=saint+margaret+ward&source=bl&ots=BoU3u9LjVA&sig=N_Clvhb_G8lFTFCOIwmLiJYfR2w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiZ7sOy4IDNAhXEuB4KHUnuD0E4KBDoAQgtMAM#v=onepage&q=saint%20margaret%20ward&f=false Kelly-Gangiand, Carol. ''365 Days with the Saints'', Wellfleet Press, 2015] {{ISBN|9781627889636}}</ref> and [[canonised]] by [[Pope Paul VI]] on 25 October 1970, as one of the [[Forty Martyrs of England and Wales]].<ref>[http://dowym.com/discover/margaret-ward/ "Saint Margaret Ward: Firm in the Faith", Dioceses of Westminster]</ref> Her feast day, along with all the English Martyrs, is on 4 May. However, in the [[Roman Catholic]] dioceses of England, she shares a feast day with fellow female martyr saints [[Margaret Clitherow]] and [[Anne Line]], on 30 August.<ref>[https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_academies/cult-martyrum/martiri/009.html Martirologio, Vatican, 2005]</ref>
Margaret Ward was beatified in 1929<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=SH0mCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=saint+margaret+ward&source=bl&ots=BoU3u9LjVA&sig=N_Clvhb_G8lFTFCOIwmLiJYfR2w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiZ7sOy4IDNAhXEuB4KHUnuD0E4KBDoAQgtMAM#v=onepage&q=saint%20margaret%20ward&f=false Kelly-Gangiand, Carol. ''365 Days with the Saints'', Wellfleet Press, 2015] {{ISBN|9781627889636}}</ref> and [[canonised]] by [[Pope Paul VI]] on 25 October 1970, as one of the [[Forty Martyrs of England and Wales]].<ref>[http://dowym.com/discover/margaret-ward/ "Saint Margaret Ward: Firm in the Faith", Dioceses of Westminster]</ref> Her feast day, along with all the English Martyrs, is on 4 May. However, in the [[Roman Catholic]] dioceses of England, she shares a feast day with fellow female martyr saints [[Margaret Clitherow]] and [[Anne Line]], on 30 August.<ref>[https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_academies/cult-martyrum/martiri/009.html Martirologio, Vatican, 2005]</ref>


The saint is depicted in panels in St Joseph's, Sale, and St Alban's, Wallasey.<ref name=diocese/> There are several schools named after her, including [[St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy]] in [[Chell, Staffordshire|Chell]], Staffordshire.
Ward is depicted in panels in St Joseph's, Sale, and St Alban's, Wallasey.<ref name=diocese/> There are several schools named after her, including [[St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy]] in [[Chell, Staffordshire|Chell]], Staffordshire.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:29, 4 April 2021

For other uses, see Margaret Ward (disambiguation).

Saint

Margaret Ward
Statue of St Margaret Ward in St Etheldreda's Church, London.
Martyr
Bornin the 1550s
Congleton, Cheshire, England
Died(1588-08-30)30 August 1588
Tyburn, London, England
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Feast25 October; 30 August

Margaret Ward (c. 1550-30 August 1588), the "pearl of Tyburn", was an English Catholic 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.

Life

Margaret Ward was born in Congleton, Cheshire around 1550.[1] She was living in London in the service of a lady of the "first rank" when she learned of the severe maltreatment of Richard Watson, a priest confined at Bridewell Prison.[2] She obtained permission to visit him. She was thoroughly searched before and after early visits, but gradually the authorities became less cautious, and she managed to smuggle a rope into the prison. Watson escaped, but hurt himself in so doing, and left the rope hanging from the window. The boatman whom Ward had engaged to convey him down the river then refused to carry out the bargain. Ward, in her distress, confided in another boatman, John Roche, who undertook to assist her. He provided a boat and exchanged clothes with the priest. Watson escaped, but Roche was captured in his place, and Ward, having been Watson's only visitor, was also arrested.[3]

Margaret Ward was kept in irons for eight days, was hung up by the hands, and scourged,[2] but absolutely refused to disclose the priest's whereabouts. At her trial, she admitted to having helped Watson to escape, and rejoiced in "having delivered an innocent lamb from the hands of those bloody wolves". She was offered a pardon if she would attend a Protestant service but refused.[3] She was hanged at Tyburn on 30 August 1588,[4] along with Edward Shelley, Richard Martin, Richard Leigh, Richard Lloyd (alias Flower) and John Roche.

Veneration

Margaret Ward was beatified in 1929[5] and canonised by Pope Paul VI on 25 October 1970, as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.[6] Her feast day, along with all the English Martyrs, is on 4 May. However, in the Roman Catholic dioceses of England, she shares a feast day with fellow female martyr saints Margaret Clitherow and Anne Line, on 30 August.[7]

Ward is depicted in panels in St Joseph's, Sale, and St Alban's, Wallasey.[2] There are several schools named after her, including St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy in Chell, Staffordshire.

References

  1. ^ Borrelli, Antonio. "Santa Margherita Ward", Santi e Beati, 12 April 2003
  2. ^ a b c "St. Margaret Ward", Diocese of Shrewsbury
  3. ^ a b Burton, Edwin. "St. Margaret Ward." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 29 May 2016
  4. ^ Martin, Patrick H. (27 April 2016). Elizabethan espionage : plotters and spies in the struggle between Catholicism and the crown. ISBN 9781476623597. OCLC 949258284.
  5. ^ Kelly-Gangiand, Carol. 365 Days with the Saints, Wellfleet Press, 2015 ISBN 9781627889636
  6. ^ "Saint Margaret Ward: Firm in the Faith", Dioceses of Westminster
  7. ^ Martirologio, Vatican, 2005
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St Margaret Ward". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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