Rafael Palacios was a Roman Catholic priest in El Salvador who was assassinated on 20 June 1979 in Suchitoto. He served under Archbishop Óscar Romero. His murder was characterized by Romero as part of a systematic persecution of the Catholic Church and oppression against efforts to reform a military dictatorship there to guarantee human rights for the poor masses.
References
- Peterson, Anna L. (1997). Martyrdom and the Politics of Religion. SUNY Press. p. 64. ISBN 9780791431825.
- "Jesuit priest gunned down". The Day. 21 June 1979. p. 50.
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