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Mar 24, 2020 · 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
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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.
Aug 1, 2022 · Romero — standing behind the altar, leading the central act of Catholic worship — fell to the ground, shot in the heart, and died a few minutes later, per The Irish Times. An international outcry followed Archbishop Romero's murder.
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Mar 16, 2010 · "I have often been threatened with death," Archbishop Oscar Romero told a Guatemalan reporter two weeks before his assassination, 30 years ago on March 24, 1980. "If they kill me, I shall...
Sep 10, 2023 · On 24th March 1980 he was suddenly shot dead while celebrating mass in the chapel of the hospital where he lived.
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.
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Apr 6, 2010 · Thirty years after the death of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, new details are coming to light about his assassination and the men behind the plot to kill him.
