Óscar Romero, popularly called 'Monseñor', was a Roman Catholic priest from El Salvador, who soon became the Bishop and subsequently the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador. His spiritual life was inspired by 'Opus Dei', a renowned institution of the Roman Catholic Church. As an Archbishop, he came across several instances of human rights abuse, and took it upon himself to protest against these misdeeds. Adopting a non-violent approach, he supported the poor and condemned the actions of the army. Conservative by nature, he was often not very popular with priests who sided with the Marxists. His methods of castigating social issues like injustice, poverty and the rampant assassinations of priests and nuns did not go down too well with some of the citizens of the country. During his time as an Archbishop, several famous priests like Rutilio Grande, Ernesto Barrera, and Napoleón Macías were assassinated. In 1980, Romero was shot in an on-going Church mass which caused a city-wide uproar amongst his followers. Posthumously, he has been honoured by many esteemed personalities, including U.S. President Barrack Obama. Pope John Paul II awarded him the title of 'Servant of God', and more recently, Pope Francis named him a martyr, for his humanitarian efforts as a bishop