Dorothy Kazel (June 30, 1939 – December 2, 1980) was a Roman Catholic Ursuline nun and missionary to El Salvador. On December 2, 1980, she was raped and murdered, along with fellow missionaries Ita Ford, Jean Donovan and Maura Clarke in El Salvador, by members of the Military of El Salvador. June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining, and the last day of June. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Ursulines, a religious order founded at Brescia, Italy by St. ... Jump to: navigation, search In general, a nun is a female ascetic who chooses to voluntarily leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent. ... Jump to: navigation, search A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search Maura Clarke (January 13, 1931 – December 2, 1980) was a Roman Catholic Maryknoll nun and missionary to Nicaragua and El Salvador. ... Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 1,428,974 (2000 est. ...

Life and Work

A native of the Cleveland, Ohio area, Dorothy was a member of the Ursuline religious order, which she joined in 1960. Dorothy taught for seven years in Cleveland. In 1974 Dorothy joined the diocese of Cleveland's mission team in El Salvador. In El Salvador, Dorothy worked in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in La Libertad, El Salvador training catechists, carrying out sacramental preparation programs, and overseeing the distribution of Catholic Relief aid and food supplies. She was also engaged in working with refugees of the Salvadoran Civil War, by obtaining food and medical supplies for them, finding them shelter, and taking the ill medical facilities. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Ursulines, a religious order founded at Brescia, Italy by St. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic doctrine which asserts that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was preserved by God from the stain of original sin at the time of her own conception. ... La Libertad is a department in Peru. ... Catechism Lesson, by Jules-Alexis Meunier, 1890 A catechism is a summary of Christian religious doctrine. ...

Dorothy and Jean Donovan, a layperson who worked with Dorothy in La Libertad, El Salvador, picked up Maryknoll sisters, Maura Clarke and Ita Ford, two other missionaries in El Salvador from the airport, after the pair arrived from attending a Maryknoll conference in Nicaragua. Several members of the National Guard of El Salvador stopped the vehicle they were driving after they left the airport in San Salvador. Dorothy, as well as Ita Ford, Maura Clarke and Jean Donovan were taken to a relatively isolated spot where they were raped and murdered by the soldiers. According to the Maryknoll Order: La Libertad is a department in Peru. ... Maryknoll [1] or, the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, is an American Catholic religious order which has, throughout its nearly hundred-year history, had a heavy emphasis on ministry and missionary work overseas, particularly East Asia, in China, Japan, Korea, as well as Latin America, Africa, and other places. ... Jump to: navigation, search Maura Clarke (January 13, 1931 – December 2, 1980) was a Roman Catholic Maryknoll nun and missionary to Nicaragua and El Salvador. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... Maryknoll [1] or, the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, is an American Catholic religious order which has, throughout its nearly hundred-year history, had a heavy emphasis on ministry and missionary work overseas, particularly East Asia, in China, Japan, Korea, as well as Latin America, Africa, and other places. ... This article is about the Salvadoran capital city. ... Jump to: navigation, search Maura Clarke (January 13, 1931 – December 2, 1980) was a Roman Catholic Maryknoll nun and missionary to Nicaragua and El Salvador. ... Maryknoll [1] or, the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, is an American Catholic religious order which has, throughout its nearly hundred-year history, had a heavy emphasis on ministry and missionary work overseas, particularly East Asia, in China, Japan, Korea, as well as Latin America, Africa, and other places. ...

“The U.N.-sponsored report of the Commission on the Truth for El Salvador concluded that the abductions were planned in advance and the men responsible had carried out the murders on orders from above. It further stated that the head of the National Guard and two officers assigned to investigate the case had concealed the facts to harm the judicial process. The murder of the women, along with attempts by the Salvadoran military and some American officials to cover it up, generated a grass-roots opposition in the U.S., as well as ignited intense debate over the Administration’s policy in El Salvador.

In 1984, the defendants were found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in prison. The Truth Commission noted that this was the first time in Salvadoran history that a judge had found a member of the military guilty of assassination. In 1998, three of the soldiers were released for good behavior. Two of the men remain in prison and have petitioned the Salvadoran government for pardons” [1].

The head of the National Guard, whose troops were responsible for the murders, Gen. Eugenio Vides Casanova, went on to become Minister of Defense under the government of Jose Napoleon Duarte [2]. José Napoleón Duarte Fuentes (1925–1990) was a Salvadoran political figure. ...

Jean Donovan, and the other missionaries joined the more than 70,000 people who were killed in the Salvadoran Civil War.

References

• “Bruderhof Peacemakers guide”, Eirene Rhoads, [3]. Accessed October 7, 2005.
• “Hearts on Fire: The Story of the Maryknoll Sisters”, Penny Lernoux, et al., Orbis Books, 1995.
• “InterReligious Task Force on Central America”, [4]. Accessed October 7, 2005.
• “Justice & The Generals: U.S. Law – Trial History”, PBS, [5]. Accessed October 7, 2005.
• “Martyrdom in El Salvador”, [6]. Accessed October 7, 2005.
• “Salvador Witness: The Life and Calling of Jean Donovan”, Ana Carrigan, Ballantine Books, 1986.
• “The Same Fate As the Poor”, Judith M. Noone, Orbis Books, 1995.
• “Witness of Hope: The Persecution of Christians in Latin America”, Martin Lange and Reinhold Iblacker, Orbis Books, 1981.