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Harry Taylor

Northern Irish nun killed in Ecuador earthquake takes step towards sainthood

Clare Crockett wearing a white nun's veil
Clare Crockett was killed in an earthquake in Ecuador in April 2016. Photograph: PA

A nun from Northern Ireland who was killed in an earthquake while she was teaching music in Ecuador has taken a step closer to sainthood.

A ceremony on Sunday afternoon started the process of beatification for Clare Crockett, who died in Portoviejo, Ecuador during an earthquake in April 2016. The 33-year-old had been working in the country as part of her work as a nun, which had also taken in placements in Spain and the US.

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