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March 24, 1980, San Salvador (aged 62) St. Óscar Romero (born August 15, 1917, Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador—died March 24, 1980, San Salvador; beatified May 23, 2015; canonized October 14, 2018; feast day March 24) was a Salvadoran Roman Catholic archbishop who was a vocal critic of the violent activities of government armed forces, right ...
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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. As archbishop, Romero spoke out against ...
1917 - Birth. Oscar Arnulfo Romero was born into a family of ten on 15 August in Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador. His father was in charge of the local telegraph office. Sometimes the young Romero helped his father to deliver telegrams. Oscar learned to be a carpenter, making tables, chairs and doors.
Childhood & Early Life. Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was born in El Salvador's municipality of Ciudad Barrios, to Santos and his wife Guadalupe de Jésus Galdámez, on August 15, 1917. When he was two years old, the young boy was baptized by Fr. Cecilio Morales. Óscar had seven siblings—Gustavo, Rómulo, Zaída, Gaspar, Mamerto, Arnoldo ...
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. During his ...
Mar 24, 2020 · Recognized as “a martyr for the faith”, he was beatified on 23 May 2015 in San Salvador. On 14 October 2018, in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis proclaimed Oscar Arnulfo Romero a saint. For the occasion, the Pope chose to wear the same blood-stained belt that Romero was wearing at the altar when he died. “Aspire not to have more, but to ...
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Who was Romero? Oscar Romero was Archbishop of San Salvador. He was assassinated on Monday March 24 th 1980 as he was celebrating Mass in the chapel of the Divine Providence cancer hospital where he lived. Thirty five years later, he was declared a martyr of the Church, killed out of hatred of the faith, and was beatified on May 23 rd 2015.
