Blessed Rutilio Grande García

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.