Óscar Romero
15 August 1917 – 24 March 1980
Óscar Arnulfo Romero was a prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of San Salvador from 1977 to 1980. He became an outspoken critic of poverty, social injustice, and state violence during El Salvador's descent into civil war, and was assassinated while celebrating Mass; he was canonized as a saint in 2018.
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Life events
Romero was born in the town of Ciudad Barrios in the department of San Miguel.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRomero was ordained to the priesthood in Rome after completing his theological studies.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was ordained an auxiliary bishop of San Salvador.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRomero became Archbishop of San Salvador amid growing political repression.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe killing of his friend, the Jesuit priest Rutilio Grande, deepened Romero's commitment to social justice.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgIn his final homily he appealed to soldiers to stop carrying out the government's violent orders.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRomero was shot dead by a gunman as he celebrated Mass in a hospital chapel in San Salvador.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgPope Francis declared Romero a saint of the Catholic Church in a ceremony in Rome.
Source: en.wikipedia.org