Blessed Rutilio Grande García
Feast Day
12-Mar
Born
5 July 1928 in El Paisnal, San Salvador, El Salvador
Died
Shot around 5pm on Saturday 12 March 1977 on the road between Aguilares and El Paisnal, San Salvador, El Salvador; he was hit by 12 rounds
Beatified
22 January 2022 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated at Plaza Divino Salvador del Mundo, San Salvador, El Salvador, presided by Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez
Venerated
21 February 2020 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Rutilio Grande García, born on 5 July 1928 in El Paisnal, San Salvador, El Salvador, was the youngest of seven children in a poor family. His parents divorced when he was small, and he was raised by his grandmother and older brother. At the age of 12, Rutilio began attending a high school seminary in San Salvador, where his passion for the priesthood was ignited. He joined the Jesuits at the age of 17 and was ordained a priest on 30 July 1959.
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