Rutilio Grande
Salvadoran martyr (1928-1977)
Who they were
Rutilio Grande García, SJ (5 July 1928 in El Paisnal – 12 March 1977 in Aguilares) was a Salvadoran Jesuit priest assassinated in 1977 by Salvadoran security forces. He was the first priest assassinated before the Salvadoran Civil War started and was a close friend of Archbishop Óscar Romero. His beatification, through his status as a martyr, was approved by Pope Francis on 21 February 2020, with the ceremony being held in San Salvador on 22 January 2022.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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The cause
Rutilio Grande has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Jesuits of Central America: the cause of Blessed Rutilio Grande.
Connected on this site
- Óscar Romero Saint“He was the first priest assassinated before the Salvadoran Civil War started and was a close friend of Archbishop Óscar Romero.” — Wikipedia
- Nelson Rutilio Lemus Blessed“Nelson Rutilio Lemus was born at El Paisnal on 10 November 1960, the eldest of twelve children, and as a young man used to go with Father Rutilio Grande García on his pastoral rounds; he was shot dead in the car with him on 12 March 1977, aged 16.” — this site's research
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - Rutilio Grande Garcia e 2 Compagni — "Rutilio Grande Garcia e 2 Compagni (+1977) - 10 giugno"; Jesuit killed in El Salvador 12 March 1977, beatified at San Salvador 22 January 2022.
- Wikidata Q932501 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Rutilio Grande (CC BY-SA)
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