Catholic Church in El Salvador

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The Catholic Church in El Salvador is the dominant Christian institution in the country, deeply influential in its social, cultural, and political life and historically associated with both popular devotion and movements for social justice.

All labels observed (2)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic Church by country ⓘ
particular church ⓘ
associatedWith human rights advocacy in El Salvador ⓘ
movements for social justice in El Salvador ⓘ
associatedWithMovement Base ecclesial communities ⓘ
Liberation theology ⓘ
linked to: liberation theology
communionWith Holy See ⓘ
Pope ⓘ
country El Salvador ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
governedBy Episcopal Conference of El Salvador ⓘ
Salvadoran bishops ⓘ
hasArchdiocese Archdiocese of San Salvador ⓘ
hasCathedral Cathedral of Ahuachapán ⓘ
Cathedral of Chalatenango ⓘ
Cathedral of San Francisco Gotera ⓘ
Cathedral of San Miguel ⓘ
Cathedral of San Vicente ⓘ
Cathedral of Santa Ana ⓘ
Cathedral of Santiago de María ⓘ
Cathedral of Sonsonate ⓘ
Cathedral of Zacatecoluca ⓘ
Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador ⓘ
hasDevotionalPractice Marian devotions ⓘ
popular religiosity ⓘ
processions ⓘ
hasDiocese Diocese of Ahuachapán ⓘ
Diocese of Chalatenango ⓘ
Diocese of San Francisco Gotera ⓘ
Diocese of San Miguel ⓘ
Diocese of San Vicente ⓘ
Diocese of Santa Ana ⓘ
Diocese of Santiago de María ⓘ
Diocese of Sonsonate ⓘ
Diocese of Zacatecoluca ⓘ
hasNotableCleric Arturo Rivera y Damas ⓘ
Gregorio Rosa Chávez ⓘ
Rutilio Grande ⓘ
Óscar Arnulfo Romero ⓘ
hasNotableSaint Saint Óscar Romero ⓘ
historicalRole critic of human rights abuses in El Salvador ⓘ
mediator in Salvadoran civil conflict ⓘ
influences Salvadoran culture ⓘ
Salvadoran politics ⓘ
Salvadoran social life ⓘ
isPartOf Latin American Catholic Church ⓘ
worldwide Catholic Church ⓘ
majorityReligionIn El Salvador ⓘ
percentageOfPopulationAffiliated majority of Salvadoran population (historically) ⓘ
primaryLanguageUsedInLiturgy Latin ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
regionServed El Salvador ⓘ
religionType Christianity ⓘ
rite Latin Rite ⓘ
subjectTo Holy See ⓘ
supremeAuthority Pope ⓘ
theology Catholic theology ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Monument to the Divine Savior of the World → associatedWith → Catholic Church in El Salvador ⓘ
Romero y Galdámez → associatedWith → Roman Catholic Church in El Salvador ⓘ
linked to: Catholic Church in El Salvador
Romero → mainSubject → Catholic Church in El Salvador ⓘ
subject linked to: film "Romero" (1989)
Salvadoran peace process → supportedBy → Catholic Church in El Salvador ⓘ
Archdiocese of San Salvador → partOf → Catholic Church in El Salvador ⓘ
Episcopal Conference of El Salvador → represents → Catholic Church in El Salvador ⓘ
Episcopal Conference of El Salvador → subjectOf → Catholic Church in El Salvador ⓘ
Bishop of San Salvador → church → Catholic Church in El Salvador ⓘ
Hospital de la Divina Providencia → ownedBy → Catholic Church in El Salvador ⓘ