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Oscar Romero, Archbishop of El Salvador, launched the sermon of fire

44
years ago

23 March 1980,

Oscar Romero, Archbishop of El Salvador, launched the sermon of the Fire. Romero was a human rights activist. In his appointment he called the country's military to stop killing people. The following day he was killed during the Mass in the chapel of a hospital in San Salvador, shot by a sniper. In 2018 he was appointed Holy by the Catholic Church.

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Wikipedia – Oscar Romero

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