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1978
Oscar Romero was a Salvadoran Archbishop who advocated for peace during the Salvadoran Civil War and condemned the right-wing government's human rights violations in El Salvador. On March 24, 1980, Romero was assassinated by the Salvadoran government after delivering a sermon at a church-run hospital. After his death, Romero was viewed as a martyr and folk hero among the Salvadoran people. In 2018, he was officially canonized as a Saint by the Catholic Church.
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Archbishop Oscar Romero on a visit to Rome, Italy, 1978. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.