Blessed Margaret Ball | |
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.jpg) A statue of the Blessed Margaret Ball and of her grandson-in-law, the Blessed Francis Taylor, which stands in front of St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland | |
| Born | 1515 Corballis, County Meath, Ireland |
| Died | 1584 (aged 68–69) Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (Ireland) |
| Beatified | 27 September 1992, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 20 June |
Margaret Ball (1515–1584) was a prominent member of 16th-century Irish society, who, despite being the widow of a Lord Mayor of Dublin, was arrested for her adherence to the Catholic faith and died of deprivation in the dungeons of Dublin Castle. She was declared a martyr for the faith by the Catholic Church and beatified in 1992, one of a group of 17 Irish Catholic Martyrs.