Oscar Romero was caught in a conflict between the rich ruling class and the poor of El Salvador who made up 99 percent of the population. He demanded social justice for the poor and an end to persecutions. This made him a target of the right wing death squads who worked to silence any opposition to the government.
Oscar Romero was from El Salvador.Archbishop Oscar Romero lived in saint Tropez.
He was Catholic.
Oscar Romero was elevated to archbishop on February 23, 1977.
Oscar Romero was assassinated on March 24, 1980, at the age of 62.
Oscar Romero was a priest and bishop and was never married.
Yes, Oscar Romero had five siblings. He was the second of seven children in his family.
Oscar Romero was born in Ciudad Barrios, a small town in El Salvador .
Oscar Romero has not yet been beatified so does not have a feast day.
Oscar Romero was shot while saying Mass on March 24, 1980.
Archbishop Oscar Romero High School was created in 2004.
Oscar Romero has not yet been canonized or beatified so has no official feast day.
Oscar Romero was shot during the consecration at a Mass he was saying on March 24, 1980.