Rutilio Grande
Salvadoran martyr (1928-1977)
Who they were
Rutilio Grande García, SJ (5 July 1928 in El Paisnal – 12 March 1977 in Aguilares) was a Salvadoran Jesuit priest assassinated in 1977 by Salvadoran security forces. He was the first priest assassinated before the Salvadoran Civil War started and was a close friend of Archbishop Óscar Romero. His beatification, through his status as a martyr, was approved by Pope Francis on 21 February 2020, with the ceremony being held in San Salvador on 22 January 2022.
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Connected on this site
- Óscar Romero Saint“He was the first priest assassinated before the Salvadoran Civil War started and was a close friend of Archbishop Óscar Romero.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q932501 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Rutilio Grande (CC BY-SA)
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