Who was Oscar Romero?
Archbishop Oscar Romero was one of the most remarkable figures of the 20th century.
A short film recounting the life and death of CAFOD partner, Blessed Oscar Romero, the Catholic Archbishop of San Salvador who famously spoke out in defence of the poor and was martyred in 1980.
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Life timeline
A timeline of information about Oscar Romero's life from his birth in 1917 in El Salvador to his martyrdom in 1980 and canonisation in 2018.
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