Óscar Romero the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, was assassinated within three years of his appointment. He was a Salvadoran, born on August 15, 1917 and was only 62 years old when he died. Born in Ciudad Barrios, Óscar Romero, popularly called ‹Monseñor›, was a Roman Catholic priest from El Salvador, who soon became the Bishop and subsequently the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador.

   His spiritual life was inspired by ‹Opus Dei›, a renowned institution of the Roman Catholic Church. As an Archbishop, he came across several instances of human rights abuse, and took it upon himself to protest against these misdeeds. Adopting a non-violent approach, he supported the poor and condemned the actions of the army.

   Conservative by nature, he was often not very popular with priests who sided with the Marxists. His methods of castigating social issues like injustice, poverty and the....