Back روتيليو جراندى ARZ Rutilio Grande Catalan Rutilio Grande Czech Rutilio Grande German Rutilio Grande Spanish Rutilio Grande French Rutilio Grande Croatian Rutilio Grande ID Rutilio Grande NB Rutilio Grande García Polish
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.