OSCAR ROMERO was born on August 15, 1917 in Ciudad Barrios, a town east of El Salvador. He was the second of seven children. When he was thirteen he declared a vocation to the priesthood. He went to a seminary in San Miguel and from there Rome. He was ordained in 1942. In January 1944 he was recalled to San Miguel by his bishop and was soon secretary of the diocese. This position he held for twenty-three years. In …showed first 75 words of 571 total…

…showed last 75 words of 571 total…but for all struggling to overcome oppression and poverty. Today, his sermons are read as powerful reminders of Christians' obligation to fight for a just society. Shortly before he died, Romero said: "It is my hope that my blood will be the seed of freedom and the sign that hope will soon be reality" Today the memory of Oscar Romero is cherished by the people of El Salvador and by countless Christians across the world.