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Catherine Booth-Clibborn (Katie Booth, 18 September 1858 – 9 May 1955) was an English Salvationist and evangelist who extended the Salvation Army into France and Switzerland against local opposition.
Catherine Booth-Clibborn fue una destacada líder y predicadora cristiana, cofundadora del Ejército de Salvación, dedicada a la lucha contra la pobreza, el alcoholismo y la injusticia social.
Catherine married Arthur Clibborn and they had ten children. They worked together across Europe, but became unhappy with the Army’s restrictive teaching and in 1902 both resigned. Catherine had little contact with her father and siblings for the rest of her life.
Catherine (Katie) was born in Gateshead, England in 1858 when her father was serving as a Methodist minister. Katie was only five years old when her parents founded the East London Christian Mission in early 1865, which later became The Salvation Army in 1878.
Catherine Booth fue una destacada misionera cristiana y una de las líderes más influyentes del movimiento del Ejército de Salvación. Nacida el 17 de enero de 1829 en Ashbourne, Inglaterra, Catherine fue una mujer valiente y visionaria que dedicó su vida al servicio de los más necesitados.
Catherine Booth was born in 1829 in Derbyshire, to Sarah and John Mumford, a family of Methodist association. Early Years. She received a strict evangelical upbringing and was home educated by her mother.
The first meetings in Paris were held in 1881 by Catherine Booth-Clibborn – or la Maréchale (marshal’s wife) as she was known – eldest daughter of the Founders. 1882 saw work begin in Canada, Switzerland and Sweden, and 1883 saw Sri Lanka, South Africa and New Zealand added, amongst others, and on it continued.
