Saint20th century · Feast March 24
Also known as Óscar Arnulfo Romero
Archbishop of San Salvador who spoke for the poor of El Salvador and was assassinated at the altar.
Once viewed as a cautious churchman, Romero was transformed by the murder of a friend and the sufferings of his people. He preached weekly on Salvadoran radio, naming injustice with clarity. He was killed while celebrating Mass in March 1980.
El Salvador in the late 1970s was slipping into civil war, marked by state violence and deep inequality.
A pastoral heart tuned to the cry of the poor; courage that grew slowly and then held firm.
Romero speaks to anyone weighing the cost of honest words in a public life.
People turn to St Óscar Romero in matters of:
God of justice, by the example of St Óscar Romero make us brave for the poor and honest in the face of power. Amen.
1917
Born in Ciudad Barrios
1977
Named Archbishop of San Salvador
1980
Assassinated at Mass
2018
Canonised
March 24 · Other
St Óscar Romero
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