Oscar Romero was Archbishop of San Salvador. He was assassinated on Monday March 24^th 1980 as he was celebrating Mass in the chapel of the Divine Providence cancer hospital where he lived. Thirty five years later, he was declared a martyr of the Church, killed out of hatred of the faith, and was beatified on May 23^rd 2015. On Sunday, 14 October 2018 he was officially recognised as St Oscar Romero. Find out more about Archbishop Romero here.

Below you can watch a short animation to introduce the life, witness, martyrdom and ongoing inspiration of St Oscar Arnulfo Romero.

You can find a detailed timeline of the Century of Romero 1917-2017 in the menu above under About Romero, or clicking: 1917-1967; 1967-1977; 1977-1980; 1980-2017.