Archbishop Arturo Rivera y Damas Visits Central El Salvador

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Description: Salvadoran Archbishop Arturo Rivera y Damas (1923-1994) accompanied by his clerical assistants and political leaders visit a town in central El Salvador, May 1, 1984. Rivera y Damas was named Archbishop in February of 1983 after the post was left unfilled following the March 1980 assassination of Archbishop Óscar Romero. Rivera y Damas was similarly outspoken in denouncing injustice and crimes committed by the state and he led the Church as a monitor in the country’s 1992 UN-backed peace process.

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Title: Archbishop Arturo Rivera y Damas Visits Central El Salvador
Creator(s): Nickelsberg, Robert
Created: 1984-05-01
Topical Subject(s): Central America ; El Salvador ; Civil war ; Religion ; Roman Catholic Church ; Daily life ; Arturo Rivera y Damas
Subject(s) -- Personal Name: Arturo Rivera y Damas
Geographic Subject(s): Central El Salvador
Continent: North and Central America
Country: El Salvador
Local Identifier: elsalvador_ct_0253_web.tif
URI / Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96720

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