Remembering Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez Merino, OP

We join our Dominican Family in Peru and around the world in mourning the loss of our treasured brother, Friar Gustavo Gutiérrez, OP, who entered eternal life on October 22, at the age of 96, in the company of his brothers in the Province of San Juan Bautista of Peru. Widely known as the father of Liberation Theology, his landmark work,   A Theology of Liberation, remains one of the most influential contributions to Christian theology of the past century.

In 2018, Pope Francis expressed his gratitude for Friar Gustavo’s ‘theological service and preferential love for the poor and discarded in society,’ recognizing his efforts to challenge the world’s conscience so that ‘no one can remain indifferent to the drama of poverty and exclusion.’

We join people of faith around the world in praying for the repose of this beautiful soul. May he meet the Liberador face to face and heart to heart, as we celebrate his life with great gratitude, honoring our beloved Dominican brother and “prophet of the poor.”

Fr. Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino, OP
(1928-2024)
In memory, age 96
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