Oscar Romero

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:martyrdom
gptkb:Bishop
gptkbp:advocated_for Social justice
Human rights for all
Peaceful resolution to civil conflict
gptkbp:appointed_by gptkb:Archbishop_of_San_Salvador_in_1977
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Catholic_Church
gptkb:Catholic_social_teaching
gptkbp:awards gptkb:UNESCO's_International_Prize_for_the_Prevention_of_Violence
gptkbp:birth_date 1917-08-15
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Catedral_Metropolitana_de_San_Salvador
gptkbp:canonized_by gptkb:Pope
gptkbp:children gptkb:None
gptkbp:death_date 1980-03-24
gptkbp:education gptkb:Pontifical_University_of_Saint_Thomas_Aquinas
gptkbp:famous_quote “ A church that doesn’t provoke any crisis, a gospel that doesn’t unsettle, a word of God that doesn’t get under anyone’s skin, what gospel is that?”
gptkbp:feast_day March 24
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oscar Romero
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Pope_Benedict_XVI
gptkb:Pope_John_Paul_II
gptkb:Liberation_theology
International human rights law
El Salvador's civil rights movement
Social movements in Latin America
The Catholic Church's stance on social issues
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Gustavo_Gutiérrez
gptkbp:inspired Film and literature
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:El_Salvador
gptkbp:is_opposed_by Government repression
gptkbp:is_recognized_as Hero of the faith
gptkbp:known_for Advocacy for human rights
His sermons
His call for peace and reconciliation
His commitment to the Gospel message.
His opposition to the military dictatorship
His stance against poverty
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of peace and justice
gptkbp:notable_work Homilies
gptkbp:ordained gptkb:1942
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Ciudad_Barrios
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:San_Salvador
gptkbp:recognized_by Various human rights organizations
Vatican as a martyr
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:None
gptkbp:supported The poor and marginalized
gptkbp:title gptkb:Archbishop_of_San_Salvador
gptkbp:was_condemned_by Violence and injustice
gptkbp:was_executed_by Death squads
gptkbp:wrote Letters and pastoral messages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:San_Salvador
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4