THEOLOGY PROJECT

SISTER MAURA CLARKE

• Born in Queens, NY, on January 13, 1931
• She joined the Maryknoll sisters in New York
• She was sent to Nicaragua to teach school at a parish
• She went El Salvador to help Archbishop Romero
• There she helped refugees and ministered to people

SISTER DOROTHY KAZEL

• She was born June 30, 1939
• She joined the Ursuline Sisters Order
• She joined a mission team in El Salvador
• She visited home bound parishioners
• Also help El Salvadoran refugees

SISTER ITA FORD

• She was born in Brooklyn, NY in April of 1940
• She joined the Maryknoll Sisters in 1961
• She was assigned to Chilé for a couple years
• She was called to minister to people in El Salvador
• There she helped the refugees and homeless

JEAN DONOVAN

• She was born in Westport, Connecticut, in April of 1953
• She went to El Salvador to volunteer, wanting to add to her life
• She helped refugees get to safety
• All four women were captured by the National Guard of El Salvador
• They were taken to an isolated area and murdered on December 2, 1980

WHAT THEY SUFFERED

• They struggled with seeing God's people struggling
• They ultimately gave up their lives for the good of the people
• They are Christ-like because they gave up their lives for others
• They dedicated their lives to service of others
• Their ministry in El Salvador touched many lives