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Óscar Romero. Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (15 August 1917 – 24 March 1980) was a prelate of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Salvador, the Titular Bishop of Tambeae, as Bishop of Santiago de María, and finally as the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador.
May 7, 2024 · Saint Oscar Romero, Salvadoran Roman Catholic archbishop who was a vocal critic of the violent activities of government armed forces, right-wing groups, and leftist guerrillas involved in El Salvador’s civil conflict.
Mar 24, 2020 · Remembering St Oscar Romero: 40 years after his assassination. On 24 March 1980, in El Salvador, Archbishop Oscar Romero was murdered while celebrating Mass. Recognizing him as “a martyr for the faith”, Pope Francis canonized him in 2018. By Seàn-Patrick Lovett.
Oct 22, 2018 · Pope Francis canonized seven people, including the late Salvadoran archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero, who was shot by an assassin as he celebrated mass in a hospital chapel, on March 24, 1980.
Mar 24, 2024 · In El Salvador, a country ruled by a wealthy oligarchy and populated mostly by the landless poor, simmering with economic instability and political unrest, Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez (b. 1917) was trained as a carpenter.
May 23, 2015 · Oscar Romero was the Archbishop of San Salvador from 1977 until he was assassinated in 1980. He was initially regarded as a conservative choice as archbishop, but he became increasingly outspoken about human rights violations in El Salvador – particularly after the murder of his close friend Father Rutilio Grande in March 1977.
Oct 14, 2018 · Murdered archbishop to be made a saint. His death horrified the world and escalated the violence in El Salvador that spiralled into a 12-year civil war that claimed 75,000 lives. Many Salvadorans...
Oct 13, 2018 · Pope Francis will canonize Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero, the Salvadoran champion of poor people who was assassinated as he said Mass in 1980, in a ceremony at the Vatican on Sunday.
Oscar Romero was Archbishop of San Salvador. He was assassinated on Monday March 24th 1980 as he was celebrating Mass in the chapel of the Divine Providence cancer hospital where he lived.
Mar 25, 2015 · The murder of the Archbishop Oscar Romero, as he celebrated Mass on 24 March 1980, was a turning point that tipped El Salvador into civil war.
