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  • Pilgrims at a vigil for martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero unfurl a painted banner outside San Salvador's Metropolitan Cathedral. The banner drawings depict Romero's steadfast love and support for the poor and campesino farm workers. El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Pilgrims decorate palm fronds with colorful paper flowers as they celebrate the life of martyred Catholic Archbishop Oscar Romero in front of San Salvador's Metropolitan Cathedral.  El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • The tomb of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador at San Salvador's Metropolitan Cathedral. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. ”scar Arnulfo Romero y Gald·mez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Ch·vez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980.”scar Arnulfo Romero y Gald·mez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Ch·vez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980. - To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
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  • With an estimated 300,00 celebrants of Saturday's beatification of the martyred priest Oscar Romero gone, a single schoolgirl with chipped nail polish leaves her school photo and gently touches the tomb of the slain Archbishop.  The beatified Romero is entombed at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Savior, San Salvador, El Salvador. Pope Francis stated during Romero's beatification that "His ministry was distinguished by a particular attention to the most poor and marginalized."                         The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A campesino pays his respects at the tomb of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador at San Salvador's Metropolitan Cathedral. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. ”scar Arnulfo Romero y Gald·mez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Ch·vez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980.”scar Arnulfo Romero y Gald·mez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Ch·vez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980. - To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
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  • A campesino pays his respects at the tomb of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador at San Salvador's Metropolitan Cathedral. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chávez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980.- To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
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  • The tomb of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador at San Salvador's Metropolitan Cathedral. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chávez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980. - To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
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  • El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A golden statue of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero stands against a comic billboard on a  high rise office building at the Plaza El Salvador Del Mundo (Savior of the World) where preparations are being made for Saturday's ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A municipal worker waters newly planted flowers across from the Plaza El Salvador del Mundo (Savior of the World) as El Salvador prepares for the Saturday May 23, 2015 beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Salvadoran Catholic priests carry a relic - the blood stained shirt - of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero to the beatification ceremony and mass for the slain priest. Salvadoran politicians with which the priest was frequently at odds stand in the background to honor him. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Salvadoran Catholic priests carry a relic - the blood stained shirt - of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero to the beatification ceremony and mass for the slain priest. Salvadoran politicians with which the priest was frequently at odds stand in the background to honor him. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Priests arrive at the altar at Plaza Salvador del Mundo ( Savior of the World) as El Salvador celebrated a ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Crowds estimated at 380,00 gathered at San salvador's Plaza Salvador del Mundo ( Savior of the World ) as El Salvador celebrated a ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A novice priest shades himself from the tropical sun as El Salvador celebrated the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A bronze bust of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero outside his former rectory and home. El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A bronze bust of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero outside his former rectory and home. El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Salvadoran folk musicians come together playing to an overflow hall at the concert hall of the University of San Salvador to celebrate the life and beatification of Monsenor Oscar Romero. El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • The official portrait of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero is unveilled. Catholic priests from around the world  arrived at Plaza Salvador del Mundo ( Savior of the World) as El Salvador celebrated a ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • The martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador is greeted by his parishioners at a mass at Iglesia el Rosario -the Church of the Rosary - in San Salvador, El Salvador. The priest was later slain at the alter by a right wing gunman in 1980. ”scar Arnulfo Romero y Gald·mez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Ch·vez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980. To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
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  • The martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador is greeted by his parishioners at a mass at Iglesia el Rosario -the Church of the Rosary - in San Salvador, El Salvador. The priest was later slain at the alter by a right wing gunman in 1980. Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chávez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980. To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
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  • The martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador is greeted by his parishioners at a mass at Iglesia el Rosario -the Church of the Rosary - in San Salvador, El Salvador. The priest was later slain at the alter by a right wing gunman in 1980. ”scar Arnulfo Romero y Gald·mez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Ch·vez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980. To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
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  • The martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador is greeted by an Catholic nun and several hundred of the faithful after a mass at Iglesia el Rosario -the Church of the Rosary - in San Salvador, El Salvador. The priest was later slain at the alter by a right wing gunman in 1980. Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chávez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980. To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
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  • The martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador is greeted by an Catholic nun and several hundred of the faithful after a mass at Iglesia el Rosario -the Church of the Rosary - in San Salvador, El Salvador. The priest was later slain at the alter by a right wing gunman in 1980. Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chávez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980. To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
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  • El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Sunday services at the Tabernaculo Biblico Bautista - The Baptist Bible Tabernacle - in San Salvador, El Salvador. The church has a long term relationship with the State of Israel and calls itself "Amigos de Israel" or "Friends of israel" hosting the Israeli ambassador to El Salvador and staging a play retelling the story of the founding of the Israeli State.
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  • Sunday services at the Tabernaculo Biblico Bautista - The Baptist Bible Tabernacle - in San Salvador, El Salvador. The church has a long term relationship with the State of Israel and calls itself "Amigos de Israel" or "Friends of israel" hosting the Israeli ambassador to El Salvador and staging a play retelling the story of the founding of the Israeli State.
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  • Sunday services at the Tabernaculo Biblico Bautista - The Baptist Bible Tabernacle - in San Salvador, El Salvador. The church has a long term relationship with the State of Israel and calls itself "Amigos de Israel" or "Friends of israel" hosting the Israeli ambassador to El Salvador and staging a play retelling the story of the founding of the Israeli State.
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  • Sunday services at the Tabernaculo Biblico Bautista - The Baptist Bible Tabernacle - in San Salvador, El Salvador. The church has a long term relationship with the State of Israel and calls itself "Amigos de Israel" or "Friends of israel" hosting the Israeli ambassador to El Salvador and staging a play retelling the story of the founding of the Israeli State.
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  • Sunday services at the Tabernaculo Biblico Bautista - The Baptist Bible Tabernacle - in San Salvador, El Salvador. The church has a long term relationship with the State of Israel and calls itself "Amigos de Israel" or "Friends of israel" hosting the Israeli ambassador to El Salvador and staging a play retelling the story of the founding of the Israeli State.
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  • The martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador at a mass in his Church of the Divine Providence in San Salvador, El Salvador where he was later slain at the alter by a right wing gunman in 1980. ”scar Arnulfo Romero y Gald·mez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Ch·vez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980.”scar Arnulfo Romero y Gald·mez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Ch·vez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980. - To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
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  • A bust of the martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero stands outside the priests residence across from the church where he was assassinated. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. ”scar Arnulfo Romero y Gald·mez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Ch·vez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980.”scar Arnulfo Romero y Gald·mez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Ch·vez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980. - To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
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  • The martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador is greeted by several hundred of the faithful after a mass at Iglesia el Rosario -the Church of the Rosary - in San Salvador, El Salvador. The priest was later slain at the alter by a right wing gunman in 1980. Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chávez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980. To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
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  • Salvadoran Catholic priests carry a relic - The blood stained shirt - of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero.  The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Salvadoran Catholic priests carry a relic - The blood stained shirt - of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero .  The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A hot pilgrim takes a drink of water standing in a sea of yellow umbrellas bearing the image of the Martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero.El Salvador celebrated Romero's beatification ceremony and mass . The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Catholic Guatemalan pilgrims await their turn in 92 degree heat to enter the rectory home of Archbishop Oscar Romero. El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A worker at the Church of the Divine Providence in San Salvador, hangs small, colorful flags as El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Elite corps of Salvadoran military watch over the Plaza Salvador Del Mundo as El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • El Salvador government signage welcoming the world stands against McDonalds billboards in San Salvador. El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Communication workers install miles of wiring for the international media  across from Plaza Salvador Del Mundo (Savior of the World) El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A golden statue of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero stands against a high rise office building across from the Plaza El Salvador Del Mundo (Savior of the World) where preparations are being made for Saturday's ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A golden statue of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero across from the Plaza El Salvador Del mundo (Savior of the World) where preparations are being made for Saturday's ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A worker uses a machete to trim shrubbery around a golden statue of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero across from the Plaza El Salvador Del mundo (Savior of the World) where preparations are being made for Saturday's ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • VIP guests turn their cameras to the sky hoping to see a sign from the heavens. Catholic priests from around the world  arrived at Plaza Salvador del Mundo ( Savior of the World) as El Salvador celebrated a ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Flanked by a Salvadoran presidential security agent, priests turn their cameras to the sky hoping to see a sign from the heavens. Catholic priests from around the world  arrived at Plaza Salvador del Mundo ( Savior of the World) as El Salvador celebrated a ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Salvadoran Catholic priests carry a relic - the blood stained shirt - of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero to the beatification ceremony and mass for the slain priest. Salvadoran politicians with which the priest was frequently at odds stand in the background to honor him. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Salvadoran Catholic priests carry a relic - the blood stained shirt - of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero to the beatification ceremony and mass for the slain priest. Salvadoran politicians with which the priest was frequently at odds stand in the background to honor him. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Salvadoran Catholic priests carry a relic - The blood stained shirt - of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero  through a sea of priests.  The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Salvadoran Catholic priests carry a relic - The blood stained shirt - of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero  through a sea of priests.  The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A Catholic Sister places tropical flowers on the wall beneath the altar at Plaza Salvador del Mundo ( Savior of the World) as El Salvador celebrated a ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • An estimated 380,00 people including pilgrims from around the world gathered as El Salvador celebrated the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • United States Ambassador to El Salvador - Mari Carmen Aponte - reaches to shake the hand of a Salvadoran politician at San Salvador's Plaza Salvador del Mundo (Savior of the World) as El Salvador celebrated a ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Pilgrims carry palm fronds with photos of martyrs including Archbishop Oscar Romero as El Salvador celebrated the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • "Goodie Bags" await priests from around the world as Catholic priests celebrated the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A name tag on a "Romero - Martyr of Love" tshirt.  El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Artifact crosses worn by Archbishop Oscar Romero. El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Entryway to the former rectory home of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The structure has been turned into a museum centering on the life and death of Romero. El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Pilgrims at the alter of the Church of the Divine Providence, where the Martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero was shot and killed in 1980.  El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A pilgrim at the alter of the Church of the Divine Providence, where the Martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero was shot and killed in 1980.  El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Volunteers and Sisters at the martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero's Church of the Divine Providence sell posters, tshirts and memorabilia such as this keyshain with a portrait of Romero. El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A bronze bust of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero outside his former rectory and home. El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Pilgrims take souvenir photos with a bronze bust of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero outside his former rectory and home. El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980. visiting the rectory home of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero is reflected in a glass door and drops to her knees, and begins praying as she viewed the bloodstained vestments of the priest. El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A pilgrim visiting the rectory home of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero is reflected in a glass door as she drops to her knees, and begins praying while viewing the bloodstained vestments of the priest. El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Crowds wait in 92 degree heat to visit the rectory home of the martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero. El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A bronze bust of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero outside his former rectory and home. El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A worker at the Church of the Divine Providence in San Salvador, hangs small, colorful flags as El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Pilgrims at the alter of the Church of the Divine Providence, where the Martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero was shot and killed in 1980.  El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • The alter at the Church of the Divine Providence, where the Martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero was shot and killed in 1980.  El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • A Catholic from El Salvador turns her video camera to the sky hoping for a miraculous sign from heaven at the Plaza Salvador del Mundo ( Savior of the World) as El Salvador celebrated a ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Catholic priests from around the world arrived at Plaza Salvador del Mundo ( Savior of the World) as El Salvador celebrated a ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • Salvadoran Catholic priests carry a relic - The blood stained shirt - of martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero  through a sea of priests.  The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • El Salvador prepares for the beatification ceremony and mass announcing the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Archbishop was slain at the alter of his Church of the Divine Providence by a right wing gunman in 1980. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chavez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24, 1980.
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  • The martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador is greeted by his parishioners at a mass at Iglesia el Rosario -the Church of the Rosary - in San Salvador, El Salvador. The priest was later slain at the alter by a right wing gunman in 1980. Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chávez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980. To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
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  • The martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador is greeted by his parishioners at a mass at Iglesia el Rosario -the Church of the Rosary - in San Salvador, El Salvador. The priest was later slain at the alter by a right wing gunman in 1980. Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chávez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980. To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
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  • The martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador is greeted by his parishioners at a mass at Iglesia el Rosario -the Church of the Rosary - in San Salvador, El Salvador. The priest was later slain at the alter by a right wing gunman in 1980. Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chávez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980. To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
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  • The martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador is greeted by his parishioners at a mass at Iglesia el Rosario -the Church of the Rosary - in San Salvador, El Salvador. The priest was later slain at the alter by a right wing gunman in 1980. Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chávez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980. To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
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  • The martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador is greeted by his parishioners at a mass at Iglesia el Rosario -the Church of the Rosary - in San Salvador, El Salvador. The priest was later slain at the alter by a right wing gunman in 1980. Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chávez, and spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. Romero was assassinated while offering Mass on March 24,1980. To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
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