Bras, prayers and pilgrimages: Devotion to Derry nun tipped for sainthood grows

Hundreds visit Sr Clare Crockett’s grave daily in Derry as claims of miracles fuel her path towards possible sainthood

Sr Clare Crockett is only the second nun in Ireland to be considered for sainthood. Photo: sisterclare.com

Hundreds of devotees are making daily pilgrimages to the grave of an Irish nun who is tipped for sainthood — with some leaving bras and boxer shorts on her headstone in the hope that she will perform a miracle for them.

Sr Clare Crockett was killed in an earthquake in Portoviejo in Ecuador on April 16, 2016. The 33-year-old is buried in her native Derry.