Rogers Park in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Martyrs of El Salvador
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 12, 2025
1. The Martyrs of El Salvador Marker
November 16, 1989
Wounded Angel Sculpture
Artist: Emily Young, 2003
The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.
Tertullian
Ignacio Martνn-Barσ, S.J. Amando Lσpez Quintana, S.J. Ignacio Ellacurνa Segundo Montes Mozo, S.J. Juan Ramσn Moreno Pardo, S.J. Celina Manicet Ramos Elba Julia Ramos
Erected 2010.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Disasters • Hispanic Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is November 16, 1989.
Location. 41° 59.978′ N, 87° 39.4′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Rogers Park. It can be reached from Sheridan Road, on the right when traveling west. The memorial is on the campus of Loyola University Chicago, just north and west of the Madonna della Strada Chapel. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chicago IL 60626, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Madonna della Strada Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); Mundelein College (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mundelein College Skyscraper Building
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Regarding The Martyrs of El Salvador. On November 16, 1989, six Jesuit priests, a female housekeeper and her daughter were murdered at Central American University in San Salvador by an elite commando unit of the Salvadoran Army. The crime was one of the most notorious moments in El Salvador's civil war. Among the dead were the rector of the university, F. Ignacio Ellacuria, the vice rector, F. Ignacio Martin-Baro, and the head of the university's human-rights office, Fr. Segundo Montes. El Salvador's president at the time, Alfredo Cristiani, was charged in 2022 for his role in the crime.
Also see . . . Loyola University: Remembering the Martyrs.
Excerpt: "At Loyola, two memorials stand as physical reminders of the Salvadoran Martyrs. The Martyrs Memorial,(Submitted on March 18, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)constructed in 2010, is appropriately situated outside of Madonna della Strada Chapel. A simple short wall listing the names of the victims of the November 16, 1989 massacre, it honors the memory of those who stood up for their beliefs. A second memorial, "Wounded Angel," was also installed outside of Madonna della Strada Chapel in 2010. Created by artist Emily Young, the sculpture first went on public display at Kew Gardens in London. Loyola purchased the piece and brought it to campus to serve as a reminder of the Salvadoran Martyrs and other innocent victims of oppression throughout the Salvadoran Civil War."Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 12, 20252. The Martyrs of El Salvador memorial and sclupture
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 12, 2025
3. The Martyrs of El Salvador
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 12, 2025
4. The Martyrs of El Salvador
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 18, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
