Rutilio Grande | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 July 1959 by Demetrio Mansilla Reoyo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rutilio Grande García 5 July 1928 |
| Died | 12 March 1977 (aged 48) Aguilares, El Salvador |
| Parents | Salvador Grande Cristina García |
| Education | Externado San José |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 12 March |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 22 January 2022 Plaza Divino Salvador del Mundo, San Salvador, El Salvador by Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez |
| Attributes | Priest's cassock Palm |
Rutilio Grande García, SJ (5 July 1928 in El Paisnal – 12 March 1977 in Aguilares) was a Jesuit priest in El Salvador. He was assassinated in 1977, along with two other Salvadorans. He was the first priest assassinated before the Salvadoran Civil War started and a close friend of Archbishop Óscar Romero. After his death, Romero changed his silence and urged the military junta to investigate the murder. His beatification, through his status as a martyr, was approved by Pope Francis on 21 February 2020, with the ceremony being held on 22 January 2022.[1][2]
- ^ "Pope OKs beatification for Rutilio Grande, Salvadoran martyr". Associated Press. 2 May 2021.
- ^ Rhina Guidos (27 August 2021). "El Salvador sets date for four beatifications in January". Crux Now. Retrieved 28 August 2021.