Ruth Mariet Trueba, coordinator of the Liturgical Renewal Program of the Council of Churches of Cuba (CIC), died last Sunday at age 30 in a traffic accident on the Vía Blanca (Havana-Matanzas highway) in which her partner was injured. , Reverend Alain Montano, secretary of the Biblical Commission of the Island.
“It is a sad hour for Cuban ecumenism,” published the CIC when confirming the death of Trueba, who was also a visual artist with a work recognized within the country.
Sources close to the couple confirmed 14ymedio who were traveling on a motorcycle to Matanzas where they were going to participate in an activity of the Harley Davidson Motorcycle Club of which both were part.
Montano is admitted to the Calixto García Hospital and his life is not in danger, although he has several injuries. “They made many turns during the accident, Ruth died instantly, and Alain has a cast on his right ankle, urinary tract problems and several blows to his body,” says a source close to the family. “Ruth’s funeral was on Monday,” he added.
Religious, friends and colleagues of Trueba mourned his death
Religious, friends and colleagues of Trueba mourned his death. “We add ourselves to the pain that their parents and the rest of the family, colleagues, colleagues, friends and friends are going through. We only ask for resignation,” was the message sent by the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession of the Island.
Trueba contributed “enormously to the biblical cause at the national and international level and within the United Bible Societies,” reported the United Bible Societies organization’s Live the Bible site. The publication also recalled that the religious “was coordinator of the Liturgical Renewal Program, part of the team of the CIC’s Training and Studies Area and leader of the World Day of Prayer in Cuba.”
A graduate of the San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts and the Higher Institute of Art, Trueba developed a career within the visual arts that included personal and group exhibitions in Cuba and other countries.
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