Rutilio Grande García, S.J. (5 July 1928, El Paisnal – 12 March 1977, Aguilares) was a Jesuit priest in El Salvador. He was assassinated in 1977, along with two other Salvadorans. Rutilio Grande was the first priest assassinated before the civil war started. He was a close friend of Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero. After his death, the Archbishop changed his conservative attitude toward the government and urged the government to investigate the murder.
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5 July 1928
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Died |
12 March 1977 (aged 48)
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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