Óscar Romero
Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Gualdámez (15 August 1917 – 24 Mairch 1980) wis a prelate o the Catholic Kirk in El Salvador that served as the fowert Airchbishop o San Salvador. He spoke oot against poverty, social injuistice, assassinations, an tortur amid a growin war atween left-weeng and richt-weeng forces.[3] In 1980, Romero wis assassinatit while celebratin Mess in the chaipel o the Hospital o Divine Providence. Tho na ane wis iver convictit for the crime, investigations bi the UN-creatit Truth Commission for El Salvador concludit that the extreme richt-weeng politeecian, foonder o ARENA an daith squad leader Roberto D'Aubuisson haed gien the order.[4]
| Saunt Óscar Romero y Galdámez | |
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| Airchbishop o San Salvador | |
.jpg) Romero in 1978 | |
| Kirk | Roman Catholic Kirk |
| Airchdiocese | San Salvador |
| See | San Salvador |
| Appointed | 3 Februar 1977 |
| Installed | 23 Februar 1977 |
| Term endit | 24 Mairch 1980 |
| Predecessor | Luis Chávez |
| Successor | Arturo Rivera |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 Apryle 1942 |
| Consecration | 21 Juin 1970 bi Girolamo Prigione |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez |
| Born | 15 August 1917 Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel Depairtment, El Salvador |
| Deed | 24 Mairch 1980 (aged 62) Chaipel o Hospital de la Divina Providencia, San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Buried | 24 Mairch 1970, Metropolitan Cathedral o the Haly Savior, San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Naitionality | Salvadoran |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Pawrents | Santos Romero & Guadalupe de Jesús Galdámez |
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| Slogan | Sentire cum Ecclesia (Feel wi the Kirk) |
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| Coat o airms |  |
| Saunthuid | |
| Feast day | 24 Mairch |
| Veneratit in | |
| Teetle as Saunt | Bishop; martyr |
| Beatified | 23 Mey 2015 Plaza El Salvador de Mundo, San Salvador, El Salvador bi Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B., representin Pape Francis |
| Canonised | 14 October 2018 Saunt Peter's Square, Vatican Ceety bi Pape Francis |
| Attributes | Episcopal attire |
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References
eedit- ↑ "Oscar Romero, patron of Christian communicators? (in Spanish)". Aleteia. Retrieved 22 Mairch 2015.
- ↑ "Romero co-patrono di Caritas Internationalis". Avvenire. 16 Mey 2015. Retrieved 18 Mey 2015.
- ↑ Zraick, Karen (13 October 2018). "Óscar Romero, Archbishop Killed While Saying Mass, Will Be Named a Saint on Sunday". The New York Times (in Inglis). ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 Mey 2019.
- ↑ Brockett, Charles D. Political Movements and Violence in Central America (in Inglis). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521600552. Retrieved 19 October 2016.