Marta Obregón Rodríguez

Servant of God

Marta Obregón Rodríguez
Born(1969-03-01)1 March 1969
A Coruña, Spain
Died22 January 1992(1992-01-22) (aged 22)
Burgos, Spain

Marta Maria de los Angeles Obregón Rodríguez (1 March 1969 – 22 January 1992) was a young woman Spanish murdered for resisting a rape attempt.[1] She is currently considered a servant of God by the Catholic Church.[2]

Early life

Marta Obregón was born in A Coruña, northern Spain, on March 1, 1969.[3] In December 1970, she moved with her family to Burgos.[4]

After finishing high school, she studied journalism at the Complutense University of Madrid, where he got his Alma mater. In Burgos, she worked in the mornings and spent the afternoons studying at the Arlanza Club (of the congregation Opus Dei). She also participated in the Neocatechumenal Way.[5][6]

On the night of January 21, 1992, she was kidnapped in front of her house after returning from the Arlanza Club by a man and taken to a remote area of the city. The assailant wanted to have sex with her, however she opposed his wishes. He then violently attacked her, but she defended herself and did not let the rape take place. He then stabbed her 14 times in her left side, even piercing her heart.[7][8]

Young Obregón's body was found five days after the murder. According to the expert report, she died in the early hours of January 22.[9] Numerous abrasions and bruises were found on the victim's body. The report states that the injuries arose as a result of her defending herself against her assailant.[10]

Beatification process

The Archdiocese of Burgos, when it became aware of Obregón's trajectory, began efforts to beatify her in view of the martyrdom she suffered for defending her chastity.[11]

On April 28, 2007, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints announced that the Holy See saw no obstacles to starting the process of her beatification. The diocesan phase of the process was initiated on June 14, 2011, by Archbishop Francisco Gil Hellín.[12][13] On February 11, 2019, all the documentation gathered about Obregón's martyrdom was received at the Vatican for study.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "O exemplo de fé da mártir de Burgos" [The example of faith of the martyr of Burgos]. dn.pt (in Portuguese). 2 August 2008.
  2. ^ "La joven del Camino Neocatecumenal Marta Obregón, asesinada por el 'violador del ascensor', un paso más cerca de la beatificación" [The young woman from the Neocatechumenal Way Marta Obregón, murdered by the "elevator rapist", one step closer to beatification]. vidanuevadigital.com (in Spanish). 10 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Joven que murió defendiéndose de violador, más cerca de ser santa [VIDEO]" [Young woman who died defending himself from a rapist, closer to being a saint [VIDEO]]. aciprensa.com (in Spanish). 23 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Druga czystość Marty Obregón" [Marta Obregón's second purity]. gosc.pl (in Polish). 21 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Biografía de Marta" [Marta's Biography]. archiburgos.es (in Galician).
  6. ^ "La beatificación de la burgalesa Marta Obregón, en manos de Roma" [The beatification of Marta Obregón from Burgos, in the hands of Rome]. burgosconecta.es (in Spanish). 23 January 2019.
  7. ^ "La beatificación de Marta Obregón, una de las víctimas del 'violador del ascensor'" [The beatification of Marta Obregón, one of the victims of the "elevator rapist"]. libertaddigital.com (in Spanish). 11 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Marta Obregón, la española que va camino de ser beata y ejemplo para toda la Iglesia" [Marta Obregón, the Spanish woman who is on her way to being blessed and an example for the whole Church]. copa.es (in Spanish). 19 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Arranca la beatificación de la burgalesa Marta Obregón, asesinada en 1992" [The beatification of Marta Obregón, from Burgos, assassinated in 1992, begins]. abc.es (in Spanish). 14 June 2011.
  10. ^ "A Marta Obregón la mataron tras una agresión sexual y quieren canonizarla "por defender la virtud de la castidad"" [Marta Obregón was killed after a sexual assault and they want to canonize her "for defending the virtue of chastity]. vice.com (in Spanish). 26 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Przebaczyć z całego serca" [Forgive with all my heart]. opusdei.org (in Polish). 24 March 2011.
  12. ^ "A la espera de los altares" [Waiting for the altars]. diariodeburgos.es (in Spanish). 27 April 2022.
  13. ^ "La Diócesis inicia la causa de beatificación de Marta Obregón" [The Diocese initiates the cause of beatification of Marta Obregón]. elcorreodeburgos.com (in Spanish). 14 June 2011.
  14. ^ "Marta Obregón, la joven burgalesa asesinada por el "violador del ascensor", pone rumbo a los altares" [Marta Obregón, the young woman from Burgos murdered by the "elevator rapist", heads to the altars]. abc.es (in Spanish). 11 February 2019.
  15. ^ "La Storia di Santa Scorese alla festa di Don Bosco" [The Story of Santa Scorese at Don Bosco's Feast]. oratoriosing.it (in Polish).