Oscar Romero - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 / 8
About This Presentation
Title:

Oscar Romero

Description:

Giving them peace from the authorities. Helping the poor people who did not have ... a Roman Catholic priest who became Archbishop of El Salvador. Oscar Romero ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

Number of Views:1501
Avg rating:3.0/5.0
Slides: 9
Provided by: mdti
Category:

less

Transcript and Presenter's Notes

Title: Oscar Romero


1
  • Oscar Romero

2
Helping People
  • Oscar Romero helped people by
  • Trying to get equality for them
  • Giving them peace from the authorities
  • Helping the poor people who did not have homes
    or food.
  • Supporting the guerillas in their efforts to get
    peoples rights back.

3
Oscar Romero was
  • born on August 15, 1917 and died on March 24,
    1980.
  • christened Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez.
  • a Roman Catholic priest who became Archbishop of
    El Salvador.

4
Oscar Romero
  • started a group that spoke out for human rights
    and the civil rights.
  • was assassinated in 1980 by a right wing group
    whose leader was Roberto D Aubuisson.

5
Situation in San Salvador
  • The situation that people were was fighting for
    so they can be powerful.
  • People did not want war but people did not care
    because they were cruel.
  • People wanted equality but that did not matter to
    other people.

6
What He Did
  • Oscar Romero helped people by being a good
    friend.
  • Oscar Romero helped people by giving people that
    did not have anything love and warmth.
  • Oscar Romero was a good person because he gave
    people courage and hope.
  • Oscar Romero was a very loyal person to god
    because he tried to be like him in so many ways.
  • Oscar Romero helped people by fighting for them
    and sacrificing himself.

7
Quotes
  • We know that every effort to better society
    especially when injustice and sin are so
    ingrained, is an effort that God blesses, that
    God wants, that God demands of us.

8
Thanks for watching.
The End!
Write a Comment
User Comments (0)
About PowerShow.com