Rutilio Grande
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About
Salvadoran Jesuit priest who was assassinated in 1977 before the civil war began, thus becoming a martyr for his cause.
Before Fame
He was recruited into priesthood by Archbishop Luis Chavez y Gonzalez and trained at the seminary of San Jose de la Montana.
Trivia
He was one of the main subjects of the 1989 American film, Romero, directed by John Duigan.
Family Life
His nephew, Orlando Erazo became the parish priest in El Paisnal in 2005.
Associated With
He was a good friend of Archbishop, Oscar Romero.
