Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel, El Salvador — Central America (West Coast)
Birthplace of Oscar Romero
Lugar del nacimiento de Oscar Romero
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, April 14, 2015
1. Birthplace of Oscar Romero Marker
En esta casa nacio el 15 de Agosto de 1917,
Monseñor Oscar Arnulfo Romero
Segundo Obispo de Santiago de Maria
(1974-1977) y IV Arzobispo de San Salvador de 1977 a 1980.
En Memoria
El Obispado de Santiago de Maria
24 de Marzo de 1999
In this house on August 15, 1917, was born
Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero
Second Bishop of Santiago de Maria and IV Archbishop of San Salvador from 1977 to 1980.
In memory
The Diocese of Santiago de Maria
March 24, 1999
Erected 1999.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1780.
Location. 13° 45.956′ N, 88° 16.305′ W. Marker is in Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel 03303, El Salvador. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 26 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. First Century of Ciudad Barrios (within shouting distance of this marker); Oscar Romero Park (within shouting distance of this marker); El Mozote
this page online
Regarding Birthplace of Oscar Romero.
From the pulpit, Romero lectured politicians, soldiers, popular organizations, and guerrillas alike; he urged them to renounce violence and he demanded social justice. He reminded the Salvadoran élites that peace could not be achieved in an unequal society. He accused them of maintaining “insulting” privileges through repression. He usually read detailed reports about people who had been killed or disappeared, and on massacres committed by the Army. And then, on March 24, 1980, a sniper from a right-wing death squad shot Romero in the heart while he was officiating Mass in a chapel in San Salvador.
Also see . . .
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, April 14, 2015
2. Wide view of Birthplace of Oscar Romero Marker
The house is being remodeled as a museum dedicated to Oscar Romero. Technically he was not born in this exact house, but in a previous house at this location.
1. "Honor Comes Late to Óscar Romero, a Martyr for the Poor". New York Times article, May 22, 2015 (Submitted on January 25, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. El Salvador, divided by its first saint. PRI's article (05/21/2015) on how the different perspectives on Romero's legacy still divide Salvadorean society. (Submitted on May 21, 2015.)
via America Magazine, unknown
3. Saint Oscar Romero prayer card
Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 693 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 3. submitted on January 25, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
