Former actress Sister Claire Crockett She seeks to become a saint about nine years after her death.
The late native of Northern Ireland was recognized as a candidate for sainthood during a ceremony in Madrid, Spain, on Sunday, January 11, according to BBC. The party that It was broadcast By Crockett's family and friends in her hometown of Londonderry, it comes two months after the Catholic Church officially declared Crockett a servant of God — one of the first steps in the process of sainthood.
“Never in a million years did we think she would become a nun, let alone work her way to sainthood,” Crockett's sister, Shauna GillHe told the BBC before the ceremony. “A lot of people have asked us how we grieve for Claire, but I don't think we grieve for Claire at all because she's talked about every day.”
“Clare would have loved all the attention and drama about her,” Jill continued jokingly. “But Sister Clare would have liked to be in the background – I don't think she wants all the limelight.”
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Crockett died at age 33 during the 2016 earthquake in Ecuador, where she was teaching music. Before becoming a nun, she starred in the 2002 TV movie Sundayper IMDbShe turned down a presenting role on Nickelodeon.
And in a testimony she shared Sister Claire and her companions websiteCrockett described herself as “a little (or a lot) wild child” growing up. She wrote: “I got my first job at Channel 4 in England when I was 15, then I got some small jobs as a TV presenter, and when I was 18 I had a small role in a film.” “I loved theater, as much as I loved writing, reading and directing. My goal was Hollywood…seriously. Why couldn't it be? “Moreover, my mother's palm reader said I would be 'ahem, ahem'.”
At the age of sixteen, she “started to feel empty inside” after doing some television work. “This whole thing of being a host didn't suit me, and I turned down a job offer for a popular channel, Nickelodeon,” she explained.
She officially became a nun at the age of 18 in 2001. She took her first vows on February 18, 2006, taking the religious name of Sr. Clare Maria of the Trinity and the Heart of Mary. She took her perpetual vows on September 8, 2010.
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On Sunday, Jill told the BBC that she and Crockett's loved ones were “so proud of her, and nervous about the unknown as no one has ever experienced this in our lives,” adding: “The support we have is unbelievable.”
According to the outlet, being declared a servant of God is one of the first steps toward becoming a saint — a long process that can continue for several years after a person dies. Additional steps before canonization include showing evidence of “heroic virtue” and verifying a miracle resulting from the prayers offered to the individual.
