SUCHITOTO

Photos and reflections from John Donaghy

 

This mural of Father Rafael Palacios and Monseñor Oscar Romero was painted
on the wall of the convento of El Calvario Church in Suchitoto, El Salvador.

Father Rafael Palacios was raised in Suchitoto. He worked with base communities in the archdiocese of San Salvador and was killed by death squads on June 21,1979 in the streets of Santa Tecla.
He is buried in the church of Santa Lucía in Suchitoto.

 

The church of Santa Lucía, Suchitoto.