Albertina Berkenbrock

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name= Blessed Albertina Berkenbrock
birth_date=April 11 1919
death_date=June 15 1931
feast_day= June 15
venerated_in= Roman Catholic Church


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caption= Blessed Albertina Berkenbrock
birth_place= São Luís, Imaruí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
death_place= São Luís, Imaruí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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beatified_date= October 20, 2007
beatified_place= Cathedral of Tubarão
beatified_by=Pope Benedict XVI
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Albertina Berkenbrock (April 11, 1919 – June 15, 1931) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic virgin.

Biography

Albertina Berkenbrock was born in a pious family in São Luís, Imaruí, Santa Catarina, Brazil. She was baptized on May 25, 1919, confirmed on March 9, 1925 and made her First Communion on August 16, 1928.

Death

In 1931 she was attacked by one of her father's employees, who tried to rape her. She fought back but when the attacker realized he would fail and she would identify him, he stabbed in her heart with a pen knife.

Beatification

Albertina Berkenbrock is considered a martyr in the defense of chastity. She was venerated on December 16, 2006 by Benedict XVI and she was beatified on October 20, 2007. Her feast day is June 15.