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Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero was born in Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador on August 15, 1917. He was the second of seven children born to parents Santos Romero and Guadalupe de Jesus Santos. At the age of twelve, his parents were not able to afford his education and therefore apprenticed him to a carpenter. Oscar trained to be a carpenter, but he always knew he wanted to be a priest. When he was just thirteen years old, he left home to study at a seminary in the city of San Miguel (Kellogg). There he studied for seven years, and left in 1937 for the national seminary, which was run by the Jesuits in San Salvador. He later went to Rome and studied Theology at the Gregorian University in Rome. While studying there, World War II spread throughout Europe, but that did not stop him from earning his Licentiate degree in Theology.
On April 4, 1942, Oscar Romero was ordained a priest of the diocese of San Salvador. After his ordination, he stayed in Rome to obtain a Doctoral degree in Theology, but before he could finish, he was summoned back to El Salvador due to a shortage of priests (Following Jesus). For more than twenty years, Romero worked in San Miguel, where he worked as a parish priest and diocesan secretary. Father Romero not only served in San Miguel, but he also served in the cathedral parish of Santo Domingo as pastor and as editor of the archdiocesan newspaper, Orientacion. By 1970 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop to San Salvador Archbishop Luis Chavez y Gonzalez. And in 1977 Oscar Romero was appointed Archbishop of San Salvador (United Nations). As an Archbishop, Romero was a source of hope and strength for the poor in his country. He took their struggles as his own by working with them and for them, but becoming an Archbis...
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...ons to come. He was a fearless defender of the poor and it could be said that he was their light at the end of the tunnel. Because of his courageous stand for justice, he became a martyr not only for the poor of El Salvador, but also for all the people struggling to overcome oppression and poverty. Romero's courageous life and martyred death continue to inspire those who struggle for human dignity and justice. After Romero’s death, El Salvador went through a major civil war, which lasted for twelve years. He is internationally recognized and remembered by the United Nations General Assembly, by Pope John Paul II, and by president Obama. His cause for canonization was opened in 1997, and Pope John Paul II bestowed upon Oscar Romero the title of “Servant of God.” Even though he has not officially been declared a saint, the Salvadoran people named him a saint long ago.
Wright, theologians in Barth and Calvin, and a practical theologian in Gustavo Gutierrez. I was first introduced to Gutierrez in my systematic theology course at Princeton Theological Seminary. Gutierrez primarily cares for God’s interaction with the poor and expresses how the Church needs give a preferential option for the least of society, just as Christ has given a preferential option for the world. I believe God spoke through Gutierrez’ writings to remind me that I am here on this earth to be light for the Gospel and to show the love of Jesus
...ligious life of the town of San Miguel and construction of its main temple which from 1872 he was raised to parish. But like everyone, this temple of the Holy Trinity underwent several transformations, for example: in the first decades of the 19th century was built the current altar; and from 1881 to 1897 he received major improvements, like the composure of the entire building, the purchase of pictures, furniture and several sacred ornaments as well as the construction of the chapels of the Tabernacle and Nuestra Señora de la Soledad and the arches of the entrance to the former chapel of the Entombment of Christ and the old sacristy; the most recent improvement was made in the last years of the 20th century, and which involved the National Institute of anthropology and history, the Government of the State and the father Carlos Cabrero, responsible for the parish.
Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a bishop from the Catholic Church in the Salvador. He turned out to be the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador after Luis Chavez in February of 1977. Bishop Romero was born in August 15 of 1917 and dies March 24 of 1980 in the Salvador. During his youth, he got accepted into a minor seminary in San Miguel when he was thirteen, then he was also got accepted to the national seminary in San Salvador but he got the opportunity to finish his studies at the Gregorian University in Rome where he became a Licentiate in Theology. Then Romero, stay over in Italy to finish his doctoral degree in Theology. Romero went back to El Salvador and saw the economic and social situation that the Salvadorians were going through. The government during this time was very cruel with the Salvadorians and was Marxism’s government. On his visit to Europe Romero receive an honorary doctorate, he met Pope John Paul II and expressed his feelings of what was happening in his country. Romero argued that it was very problematic to be in favor of the Salvadoran government because there is a lot of terror and assassinations. Romero was a big defendant for the right of the Salvadorans; Romero for the poor people was their voice in which he speaks for them.
... of saint because he had the strongest desire to do good for others. He exemplified great virtue and because of this a community was able to move forward.
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Cesar Chavez is now recognized as the Martin Luther King Jr. of the migrant farm workers, and of the Mexican People.
Through the years, individuals have shown that a single man can make a difference. Men who, when committed to a cause, will rise up with honor, integrity, and courage. Cesar Chavez was such a man. He represented the people and rose above his self concerns to meet the needs of the people. Cesar Chavez showed us that, “The highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline.” He lived by this standard and fought freedom with the highest form of dignity and character.
The truth about the freedom we have now comes from the years people fought in order to be able to get it. We can go back and see people such as Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Mandela or Martin Luther King where each one fought in a different way, but all of them tried to accomplish freedom or at least the right to be treated equally. One man that fought for the people to be equally, more specific farmers, was Cesar Chavez. He was a civil rights activist and also a labor leader, who fought hard, so that farmers could be treated equally. His life is remarkable because of his complicated years when he was young, the hardships he had to endure as he got older and finally he got the recognition he deserved after his death.
Cesar Chavez is a legacy because without any education he defeated people more powerful than him, also he sacrificed his health just to stop violence in the union of !si se puede! and also to aware what was happening with the farm workers. Cesar Chavez demonstrated to everyone that everything is possible. He is a hero for the farm workers because without him they would be in the same or in worst condition than they used to
...t years of the war started after 1980, and ended in 1992 with the Peace Treaty of Chapultepec, Mexico. This treaty did not bring the desired peace and progress to El Salvador. Instead, the fight continued in a way of political opposition without arms. The revolutionary forces became a political party that represents the rights of the workers. The right wing party, which was originally founded by D’aubuisson, stayed in power until the elections of 2009. The popular sectors of El Salvador still face extreme poverty and oppression caused by large companies. The church continues its work with the poor but in a more limited and conservative way. After 30 years of the death of Romero, the Salvadoran Church remembers him as the hero of the oppressed and the voice of the voiceless and cries on the fact that the church was never the same after the death of its major leader.
Cesar Estrada Chavez was born on March 31, 1927 on a farm near Yuma, Arizona. His family was originally from Northern Mexico (Chihuahua). His parents Librado and Juana Chavez raised their kids in Arizona's Gila valley. Cesar's father worked in his ranch and also owned his own store and pool hall. His father wasn't around a lot because of work so his mother Juana had a lot of influence on him. His mother taught him to be a non-violent person. She told him to turn the other cheek. Also she was a really religious person, a good Christian that also taught him to always help out poor people. In 1929 while the Great Depression Cesar's family lost the ranch. The family traveled to Oxnard, California wear they struggled to put a roof over their head and food on the table. So they moved from town to town in search for work. In 1944 Cesar joined the U.S Navy as a deckhand on a troop transport for 2 years. He joined so he would avoid getting drafted and being forced to fight in real gun fire. After he finished he moved to Delano, California. Their, one day in a theater he sat in an only white section. He didn't move so the police to him to jail and then later they released him because he didn't brake any laws. While he worked in a malt shop called "La Baratita" he entered a grocery wear he met his future wife Helen Fabela.
... will always be remembered with other great non-violent activists such as Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and Nelson Mandela, despite this, his determination, dedication, and selflessness will always remain unparalleled.
One of the greatest civil rights activists of our time; one who believed the ways of Gandhi and Martin Luther King that “violence can only hurt us and our cause” (Cesar Chavez); a quiet, devoted, small catholic man who had nothing just like those he help fight for; “one of America's most influential labor leaders of the late twentieth century” (Griswold del Castillo); and one “who became the most important Mexican-American leader in the history of the United States” (Ender). Cesar Chavez; an American farm worker, who would soon become the labor leader that led to numerous improvements for union workers; it is recorded that Chavez was born near Yuma, Arizona on March 31, 1927 and died on April 23, 1993 in San Luis, Arizona. (Wikipedia) His life affected many others as his unselfish deeds changed the labor union force forever. This essay will discuss the reasons Cesar Chavez became involved in Union rights, the immediate impact he had, and also the legacy he left behind with his actions that influenced American society.
He was admitted to Crozer Theologist Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania in September of the same year, to receive his divinity degree. He graduated from Crozer with the honors of being the first African American to be elected president of the student body and the highest GPA in his class. He then went on to graduate school at Boston University where he formed a great devo...
...as his acceptance of his life of poverty and service that serves as an example for us to use as a model for our actions in this world.