Óscar Romero
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This name uises Spaingie namin customs; the first or paternal faimily name is Romero an the seicont or maternal faimily name is Galdámez.
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]
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Saunt Óscar Romero y Galdámez | |
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Airchbishop o San Salvador | |
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 |
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Ordination | 4 Apryle 1942 |
Consecration | 21 Juin 1970 bi Girolamo Prigione |
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Birth name | Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez |
Born | 15 August 1917(1917-08-15) Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel Depairtment, El Salvador |
Deed | 24 Mairch 1980(1980-03-24) (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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Feast day | 24 Mairch |
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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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