On
Nov. 16, 1989, six Jesuits, along with a housekeeper and her daughter,
were killed by members of the El Salvadoran military at the University
of Central America Pastoral Center in San Salvador. Killed
in the attack were Ignacio Ellacuria, S.J., 59; Amando Lopez, S.J., 53;
Joaquin Lopez y Lopez, S.J., 71; Ignacio Martín-Baró, S.J., 50; Juan
Ramon Moreno, S.J., 56; Segundo Montes, S.J., 56; Julia Elba Ramos, 42,
the housekeeper of the Jesuit residence, and her daughter Cecilia
Ramos, 15.
The Jesuits had
been labeled subversives by the Salvadoran government for speaking out
against its oppressive socioeconomic structure. The
clothing of the six Jesuit priests killed (photo above) are exhibited at the museum of the Central American
University in San Salvador.
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(Photos courtesy of Catholic News Service)
