Edith Stein
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (12 October 1881 – 9 August 1942), commonly known as Edith Stein, is a Catholic saint and martyr. Stein was a Jew at birth but converted to Catholicism in 1922. Eleven years later, in 1933, she became a nun. She was a victim of the Holocaust; she was executed by Nazis in a gas chamber at Auschwitz in 1942.[1][2][3]
Teresa Benedicta of the Cross | |
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| Saint and Martyr | |
| Born | 12 October 1881 Breslau, German Empire |
| Died | 9 August 1942 Auschwitz |
| Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1 May 1987, Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | 11 October 1998, St. Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | August 9 |
Stein was one of the most important philosophers on Earth during her adult life.[1] Her work focused on phenomenology and the views of metaphysics held by Thomas Aquinas.[1]
After her death, she was honored by the Roman Catholic Church. On 1 May 1987, Pope John Paul II beatified Stein while visiting Cologne.[4] About eleven years later, on 11 October 1998, Pope John Paul II canonized her.[1][2][3][5]
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This short article about a person or group of people can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Szanto, Thomas; Moran, Dermot (18 March 2020). "Edith Stein". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "St. Edith Stein - Saints & Angels". Catholic Online. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Luebering, J.E., ed. (8 October 2020). "Edith Stein". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ↑ "Teresa Benedict of the Cross Edith Stein (1891-1942): nun, Discalced Carmelite, martyr". Vatican.va.
- ↑ Pope John Paul II (11 October 1998). Homily of John Paul II for the canonization of Edith Stein (Speech).