Peruvian priest Gustavo Gutierrez, who founded Liberation Theology, dies

“The Dominican Province of San Juan Bautista, Peru, is saddened to announce that today, October 22, 2024, our beloved brother Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino departed for the Father’s House,” the religious indicated on the social network Facebook.

“we ask Your prayers so that our dear brother can enjoy eternal life», the order added.

The Bartolomé de las Casas Institute, founded by the theologian in 1974, confirmed his death on the social network X.

“With deep pain, we announce that our dear friend and founder Gustavo Gutiérrez is gone tonight,” said the interdisciplinary organization that cares for those most in need.

,His work and work is in favor of the poor And the most abandoned in society will continue to light the Church’s path to a more just and fraternal world,” he said.

Mass in his honor

The Dominican order in Peru announced that a mass in honor of Gutiérrez will be celebrated in the Peruvian capital in the coming days and a requiem will be held in the Basilica of Santo Domingo.

The priest’s remains will be buried in a hall of the Dominican community in the same city from Wednesday night.

Gutiérrez, born on June 8, 1928 in Lima One of the most influential figures in the religious field and social of Latin America.

The priest was considered the father of Liberation Theology, a Christian movement focused on the poor that had significant political influence throughout the region.

It was the intellectual, who became a Dominican at the age of 76, who first used that expression to apply the reform principles of Vatican II at a meeting of the Latin American Episcopal Conference in Medellín (Colombia) in 1968. council.