Dorothy Kazel

Sister Dorothy Kazel, O.S.U. (June 30, 1939 – December 2, 1980), was an American Ursuline Religious Sister and missionary to El Salvador. On December 2, 1980, she and fellow missionaries, Maryknoll Sisters Ita Ford, Maura Clarke and laywoman Jean Donovan were raped and murdered by members of the military of El Salvador.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)
Kazel Dorothea Lu
Sister Laurentine Madre Dorthea
Birth dateJune 30, 1939
Birth nameDorthea Lu Kazel
Birth place
Cleveland , Ohio
Nationality
United States
Religion
Catholic Church
Date of deathDecember 02, 1980
Place of death
El Salvador

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External resources

  1. http://dioceseofcleveland.org/news/PDFs/kazeltalkingpoints.pdf
  2. http://www.changelives.org
  3. http://www.fssca.net/projects/martyrs/wiki.html
  4. http://www.maryknoll.org/MARYKNOLL/SISTERS/ms_marty4ani.htm
  5. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/justice/law_background_ford.html
  6. http://www.urbancompass.org/welcome.html
  7. http://www.usip.org/library/tc/doc/reports/el_salvador/tc_es_03151993_intro.html