Rutilio Grande
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Rutilio Grande García, SJ (5 July 1928 in El Paisnal – 12 March 1977 in Aguilares) was a Jesuit priest in El Salvador. He was assassinated in 1977, along with two other Salvadorans. He was the first priest assassinated before the Salvadoran Civil War started and a close friend of Archbishop Óscar Romero. After his death, Romero changed his silence and urged the military junta to investigate the murder. His beatification, through his status as a martyr, was approved by Pope Francis on 21 February 2020, with the ceremony being held on 22 January 2022.[1][2]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Grande and the second or maternal family name is García.
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Rutilio Grande | |
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
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Ordination | 30 July 1959 by Demetrio Mansilla Reoyo |
Personal details | |
Born | Rutilio Grande García (1928-07-05)5 July 1928 |
Died | 12 March 1977(1977-03-12) (aged 48) Aguilares, El Salvador |
Parents | Salvador Grande Cristina García |
Education | Externado San José |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 12 March |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 22 January 2022 Plaza Divino Salvador del Mundo, San Salvador, El Salvador by Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez |
Attributes | Priest's cassock Palm |
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