Archbishop Óscar Romero

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Roman Catholic archbishop human human rights activist martyr saint

Archbishop Óscar Romero was a Salvadoran Catholic prelate and prominent human rights advocate whose assassination in 1980, after outspokenly condemning social injustice and state repression, made him an enduring symbol of resistance during the Salvadoran Civil War.

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Label Occurrences
Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez 8
Óscar Arnulfo Romero 7
Saint Óscar Romero 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic archbishop ⓘ
human ⓘ
human rights activist ⓘ
martyr ⓘ
saint ⓘ
advocatedFor the poor ⓘ
victims of political violence ⓘ
appointedArchbishopOfSanSalvador 1977-02-03 ⓘ
appointedBishop 1970-04-21 ⓘ
appointedBy Pope Paul VI ⓘ
associatedWith liberation theology ⓘ
beatifiedBy Pope Francis ⓘ
canonizedBy Pope Francis ⓘ
causeOfDeath gunshot wounds ⓘ
commemoratedBy monuments and churches worldwide ⓘ
conflict Salvadoran Civil War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship El Salvador ⓘ
dateOfAssassination 1980-03-24 ⓘ
dateOfBeatification 2015-05-23 ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1917-08-15 ⓘ
dateOfCanonization 2018-10-14 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1980-03-24 ⓘ
dateOfOrdination 1942-04-04 ⓘ
endTime 1980 (as Archbishop of San Salvador) ⓘ
familyName Romero y Galdámez ⓘ
feastDay March 24 ⓘ
fullName Archbishop Óscar Romero self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
givenName Óscar Arnulfo ⓘ
inspiredBy Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) ⓘ
surface form: Medellín Conference of Latin American Bishops

Second Vatican Council ⓘ
killedWhile celebrating Mass ⓘ
knownFor calling soldiers to obey God rather than unjust orders ⓘ
weekly radio homilies broadcast across El Salvador ⓘ
legacy symbol of resistance to oppression in Latin America ⓘ
locationOfAssassination Hospital de la Divina Providencia chapel, San Salvador ⓘ
mannerOfDeath assassination ⓘ
memberOf Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
notableFor criticizing state repression and human rights abuses ⓘ
publicly denouncing social injustice in El Salvador ⓘ
occupation Catholic priest ⓘ
archbishop ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
ordainedBy Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana ⓘ
patronage Caritas Internationalis ⓘ
El Salvador ⓘ
perpetrator right-wing death squad (widely attributed) ⓘ
placeOfBeatification San Salvador ⓘ
surface form: San Salvador, El Salvador
placeOfBirth Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel, El Salvador ⓘ
placeOfCanonization St. Peter's Square ⓘ
surface form: St. Peter's Square, Vatican City
placeOfDeath San Salvador ⓘ
surface form: San Salvador, El Salvador
positionHeld Archbishop of San Salvador ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
startTime 1977 (as Archbishop of San Salvador) ⓘ
subjectOf film "Romero" (1989) ⓘ
numerous biographies and documentaries ⓘ
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Salvadoran Civil War → notableVictimGroup → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
liberation theology → associatedWith → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
this entity surface form: Óscar Romero
Archbishop Óscar Romero → fullName → Archbishop Óscar Romero self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Óscar Romero
this entity surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
El Salvador International Airport (nearby, main international gateway) → namedAfter → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
subject surface form: El Salvador International Airport
this entity surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador → burialPlaceOf → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
this entity surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero
Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador → burialPlaceOf → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador → associatedWithPerson → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
this entity surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero
Jon Sobrino → influencedBy → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oscar Romero
Romero y Galdámez → usedBy → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
this entity surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
Romero y Galdámez → isSurnameOf → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
this entity surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel, El Salvador → birthplaceOf → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
subject surface form: Ciudad Barrios
this entity surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel, El Salvador → hasNotablePerson → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
subject surface form: Ciudad Barrios
this entity surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
Archbishop of San Salvador → notableOfficeHolder → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
this entity surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero
Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana → hasOrdained → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
subject surface form: Giovanni Battista Cesana
this entity surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
Hospital de la Divina Providencia chapel, San Salvador → associatedWith → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
this entity surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero
film "Romero" (1989) → mainSubject → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
subject surface form: Romero
this entity surface form: Óscar Romero
film "Romero" (1989) → portraysCharacter → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
subject surface form: Romero
this entity surface form: Óscar Romero
Óscar Arnulfo → fullName → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
subject surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero
this entity surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
Óscar Arnulfo → honorificTitle → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
subject surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero
this entity surface form: Saint Óscar Romero
Óscar Arnulfo → knownAs → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
subject surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero
this entity surface form: Monseñor Romero
Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport → namedAfter → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
this entity surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero
Catholic Church in El Salvador → hasNotableCleric → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
this entity surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero
Catholic Church in El Salvador → hasNotableSaint → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Óscar Romero
Archdiocese of San Salvador → hasNotableArchbishop → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
this entity surface form: Óscar Arnulfo Romero
Archdiocese of San Salvador → associatedWithSaint → Archbishop Óscar Romero ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Óscar Romero