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Edith Stein. Edith Stein, OCD (religious name: Teresa Benedicta of the Cross; 12 October 1891 – 9 August 1942) was a German Jewish philosopher who converted to Catholicism and became a Discalced Carmelite nun. She is canonized as a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church; she is also one of six patron saints of Europe .
Edith Stein was a brilliant philosopher who converted to Catholicism and became a Carmelite nun. She was killed by the Nazis in Auschwitz, but her life and writings have inspired many people, including a child who was miraculously cured in 1987.
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Edith Stein ; canonized October 11, 1998; feast day August 9) was a Roman Catholic convert from Judaism, Carmelite nun, philosopher, and spiritual writer who was executed by the Nazis because of her Jewish ancestry and who is regarded as a modern martyr.
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Mar 18, 2020 · Edith Stein (1891–1942) was a realist phenomenologist associated with the Göttingen school and later a Christian metaphysician. She was a Jew who converted to Catholicism in 1922 and was ordained a Carmelite nun in 1933. She died in Auschwitz in 1942. She was subsequently declared a Catholic martyr and saint.
Edith Stein was a German-born Jewish philosopher who converted to Catholicism and became a Discalced Carmelite nun. She was martyred by the Nazis in 1942 and was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1987.
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)Virgin and Martyr Edith Stein, born in 1891 in Breslau, Poland, was the youngest child of a large Jewish family. She was an outstanding student and was well versed in philosophy with a particular interest in phenomenology. Eventually she became interested in the Catholic Faith, and in 1922, she ...
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Oct 5, 2017 · Edith Stein was a German philosopher, feminist, and nun who converted to Catholicism but retained her Jewish identity. She was arrested and killed by the Nazis in Auschwitz in 1942, and was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1998.
