Il martire Arcivescovo Oscar Romero di El Salvador è accolto dai suoi parrocchiani a una massa a Iglesia El Rosario - La Chiesa del Rosario - in San Salvador El Salvador. Il sacerdote è stato ucciso in seguito alla modifica di un ala destra pistolero nel 1980. "Scar Arnulfo Romero y Gérald·mez fu un vescovo della Chiesa cattolica in El Salvador. Egli divenne il quarto Arcivescovo di San Salvador, riuscendo Luis Ch·vez, e ha parlato fuori contro la povertà, l'ingiustizia sociale, omicidi e torture. Romero è stato assassinato mentre offrendo la messa sul marzo 24,1980.
2860 x 4400 px | 24,2 x 37,3 cm | 9,5 x 14,7 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
1 giugno 1979
Ubicazione:
San Salvador, El Salvador
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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, who served as the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador. He spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations, and torture. In 1980, Romero was assassinated while offering Mass in the chapel of the Hospital of Divine Providence. Though no one was ever convicted for the crime, investigations by the UN-created Truth Commission for El Salvador concluded that extreme-right wing politician and death squad leader Roberto D'Aubuisson had given the order.[3] Pope Francis stated during Romero's beatification, "His ministry was distinguished by his particular attention to the most poor and marginalized."[4] Hailed as a hero by supporters of liberation theology inspired by his work, Romero, according to his biographer, "was not interested in liberation theology" but faithfully adhered to Catholic teachings on liberation and a preferential option for the poor, [5] desiring a social revolution based on interior reform. Up to the end of his life, his spiritual life drew much from the spirituality of Opus Dei.[6] While seen as a social conservative at his appointment as archbishop in 1977, he was deeply affected by the murder of his friend and fellow priest Rutilio Grande a few weeks after his own appointment and subsequently developed into an outspoken social activist. In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 March as the "International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims" in recognition of the role of Archbishop Romero in defence of human rights. Romero actively denounced violations of the human rights of the most vulnerable people and defended the principles of protecting lives, promoting human dignity and opposition to all forms of violence. In 1997, Pope John Paul II bestowed upon Romero the title of Servant of God, and a cause for beatification and canonization.
