Albertina Berkenbrock
Brazilian blessed (1919–1931)
Feast: 15 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Albertina Berkenbrock was born on 11 April 1919 at São Luís, Imaruí, in Santa Catarina, Brazil. She was baptised on 25 May 1919, confirmed in 1925 and made her First Communion in August 1928.
At twelve she resisted an attempt at sexual violence and was killed for it with a blade.
The miracles
As a martyr she was beatified without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A twelve-year-old girl who chose death rather than consent to sin, honoured by the Church as a virgin and martyr.
The cause
Albertina Berkenbrock has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Official site of the cause of Blessed Albertina Berkenbrock.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Albertina Berkenbrock
- Wikidata Q267124 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Albertina Berkenbrock (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.