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Oscar Romero gave his last homily on March 24. Moments before a sharpshooter felled him, reflecting on scripture, he said, "One must not love oneself so much, as to avoid getting involved in the risks of life that history demands of us, and those that fend off danger will lose their lives." The homily, however, that sealed his fate took place the day before when he took the terrifying step of publicly confronting the military

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Archbishop Romero called for an end to the violence and killing of civilians during El Salvador’s civil war, which lasted from 1979 until 1992. He drew inspiration from his close friend Jesuit Father Rutilio Grande, who was assassinated for his own work seeking justice for the poor in El Salvador in 1977. At Fr. Grande’s funeral, Archbishop Romero said “the liberation Fr. Grande preached was inspired by faith.”

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Oscar Romero called for an end to the violence and killing of civilians during El Salvador's Civil war period

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He is a martyr who is on his way to becoming a saint in the eyes of the catholic church

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Born in 1917

Pope Francis stated during Romero's beatification that "His ministry was distinguished by a particular attention to the most poor and marginalized."[6] Hailed as a hero by supporters of liberation theology inspired by his work,[7] 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,[8] desiring a social revolution based on interior reform.[9] His spiritual life drew much early on from the spirituality of Opus Dei.[7][10] While seen as a social conservative at his appointment as Archbishop in 1977, he was deeply affected by the murder of Rutilio Grande a few weeks after his own appointment and became more of a social activist from that time forward.[11]

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He spoke out against poverty, social injustice, torture, and assassinations.

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He 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. 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.
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Oscar Remero was the archbishop in El Salvador and acted as the voice of the poor. At the time, El Salvador was ruled by several families that controlled society , politics and the economy. There was torture and disappearances of community leaders. He promoted peace and condemned the actocities commuted by the army and police.

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Sam Ciruolo

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A little known fact about Romero is that the United Nations considers March 24 to be the “International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims.” The date was chosen to honor Romero.

Romero is the first officially recognized martyr of El Salvador, a country that in many ways is still suffering the violence the archbishop died trying to stop. In 2014 it had the world’s highest murder rate, with an average of 12 to 21 people killed each day, mostly victims of the country’s notorious criminal gangs.

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Served as the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador. He spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations, and torture. Eventually, assassinated while offering Mass in the Chapel of the Hospital of Divine Providence

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He was born in 1917. He wanted to help the poor in El Salvador. He was killed in 1980, is considered a martyr

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Oscar Romero gave his last homily on March 24. Moments before a sharpshooter felled him, reflecting on scripture, he said, "One must not love oneself so much, as to avoid getting involved in the risks of life that history demands of us, and those that fend off danger will lose their lives." The homily, however, that sealed his fate took place the day before when he took the terrifying step of publicly confronting the military.

Romero begged for international intervention. He was alone. The people were alone. In 1980 the war claimed the lives of 3,000 per month, with cadavers clogging the streams, and tortured bodies thrown in garbage dumps and the streets of the capitol weekly. With one exception, all the Salvadoran bishops turned their backs on him, going so far as to send a secret document to Rome reporting him, accusing him of being "politicized" and of seeking popularity.

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Was an archbishop
Became a martyr
Popular priest devoted to working with the poor
Became an auxiliary bishop in 1970
Became the voice of the poor and d bounced the killing of peaceful protestors
Assasinated on March 24. 1980

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Born on August 15th 1917, Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez was sent to study for the priesthood in Rome and was ordained in April 1942. He embraced a simple lifestyle; he was a popular preacher who responded with real compassion to the plight of the poor.  He gave dedicated pastoral service to the diocese of San Miguel for 25 years – a greatly-admired workaholic in a cassock!

(The Archbishop Romero Trust. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 May 2017.)

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Before becoming archbishop, Monsignor Romero was not aware that the government was responsible for the deaths of many civilians. Because of his quiet nature, some thought that he would be good for the position, assuming he would not meddle in controversial affairs. However, shortly after his installation, his close friend, Fr. Rutilio Grande, a priest who openly opposed the unjust practices of wealthy landowners, was assassinated by gunmen while traveling with two people to celebrate Mass. This experience awakened Archbishop Romero to the reality of the corruption in his country and prompted him to take a stand for his people’s freedom.

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Romero had refused to ever attend a government function until the repression of the people was stopped.

All Romero had to offer the people were weekly homilies broadcast throughout the country, his voice assuring them, not that atrocities would cease, but that the church of the poor, themselves, would live on.

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He was an advocate for the poor in El Salvador
He was shot and killed on March 24, 1980
250,000 people came to his Beautification Mass (after death)
Pope Francis honors him - says he was killed because of somebody's "hatred of the faith"
"Had a heart for the poor because of what the poor had done for him"

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Ms. Relyea - on Romero's view of Church 

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Ms. Relyea - on Romero's view of Church 

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After creating the film Romero, the director reflected upon Romero's view of church stating:

"I had been a lapsed Catholic and I had what you might call a conversion back to my faith during the filming. What impressed me most about Romero is that he saw the people who came to his church as the church. The church was not an intellectual matter for him, it was a living experience."