by Rachel Heidenry
March 24, 2014 marks the 34th Anniversary of Monseñor Oscar Romero’s assassination. To illustrate his legacy here are 25 photographs of murals dedicated to the archbishop – only a handful of the thousands that mark El Salvador’s walls. Each mural was painted on different streets, by multiple hands and with endless paintbrushes. Together they demonstrate the continued dedication to preserving El Salvador’s historical memory.
Santa Ana, University of El Salvador, painted by Netomar, 2004.
San Salvador, Exterior of La Hospital Divina Providencia, c. 2004.
San Isidro, Cabañas, 2010.
Perquín, Morazán, Exterior of Casa CEBES, painted by Walls of Hope, 2007.
Cinquera, Cabañas, n.d.
San Ramón, Mejicanos, Exterior of El Pueblo de Dios en Camino, c. 1998.
Arcatao, Chalatenango, c. 1992.
San Vicente, c. 2005.
San Ramón, Mejicanos, Exterior of El Pueblo de Dios en Camino, c. 1998.
Alegría, Usulután, Interior of FMLN Offices, n.d.
San Isidro Labrador, Chalatenango, Exterior of Church, n.d.
Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel, c. 2010.
San Salvador, University of El Salvador, n.d.
San Ramón, Mejicanos, n.d.
San Antonio Abad, San Salvador, Interior of El Despertar Parish, 2010.
Berlín, Usulután, 1992, (retouched 2010).
Guarjila, Chalatenango, Exterior of Clinica Ana Manganaro, c. 2003.
Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel, Interior of Church, n.d.
Suchitoto, Cuscatlán, c. 2000.
San Salvador, University of El Salvador, Parking Lot Murals, c. 1995 (retouched 2003).
Panchimalco, San Salvador, c. 2009.
El Paisnal, San Salvador, painted by Isaías Mata & ASTAC, 2006.
Perquín, Morazán, “La Ultima Cena en Morazán,” painted by Walls of Hope, Interior of Casa CEBES, 2005.
Arambala, Morazán, c. 2000.
Nueva Esperanza, Usulután, Exterior of Church, c. 2009.
All photographs are copyrighted to Rachel Heidenry under Creative Commons Law.
To view more photographs of murals in El Salvador please visit The El Salvador Mural Archive.
Rachel Heidenry 
Beautiful mural pictures Rachel.