Before the saint, there was the man.
A gentle and cautious bishop who, faced with violence, political repression and the profound inequalities of El Salvador, chooses to give a voice to those who have none.
Through previously unseen testimonies, archival material and a journey across El Salvador, Rome and Milan, Romero traces the transformation of a man who, by placing the preferential option for the poor at the heart of his ministry, became the conscience of a people and one of the defining figures of the twentieth century.
Assassinated on 24 March 1980 while celebrating the Eucharist, his martyrdom did not silence his voice. Instead, it made it universal.
Forty-six years after his death, Romero is more than the story of an extraordinary human life. It is a reflection on the courage of conscience, the power of words and the responsibility to choose where we stand when human dignity is under attack.
Because Romero's story does not belong only to El Salvador. It continues to challenge the conscience of the world.