Romero, Oscar Arnulfo b. August 15, 1917 d. March 24, 1980 Martyred Roman Catholic Archbishop of El Salvador (1977-1980); first archbishop killed at the altar since St. Thomas Becket in 1170. Archbishop Romero was assassinated in 1980 by agents of the military dictatorship then in power in El Salvador, after the cleric denounced human rights abuses by the government. For his courageous stances, Romero became an international hero, whose statute now graces the facade of Westminster Abbey. Raul Julia portrayed the archbishop in the 1989 film, ROMERO...[Read More] Cause of death: assassinated Divine Savior of the World Cathedral, San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador Plot: Cathedral Crypt
b. August 15, 1917 d. March 24, 1980