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Reproduction made at the Monsignor Romero Historical Museum in San Salvador, El Salvador on August 21, 2014, of an undated picture showing Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador and Human Rights defender during the Salvadorean civil war from 1981 to 1992. Pope Francis on February 3, 2015 approved a decree declaring slain Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero a martyr for the church. The cleric, a defender of the poor and vocal critic of the military in El Salvador, was shot dead in 1980 while celebrating mass. Declaring him a martyr clears the way for him to be beatified, which can lead to sainthood. AFP PHOTO / Monsignor Romero Historical Museum RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE-NO MARKETING-NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS-MANDATORY CREDIT: AFP PHOTO / MONSIGNOR ROMERO HISTORICAL MUSEUM- DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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