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On Aug. 9 the Catholic Church celebrates the life of philosopher, writer, and religious sister St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, more commonly known as Edith Stein.
Born in Breslau, Prussia (now Wroclaw, Poland), Stein was raised Jewish but declared herself an atheist at the age of 15. Later, while working as a philosopher, she converted to Catholicism after reading the autobiography of St. Teresa of Ávila. She later entered the Carmelite order, taking the name Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, living there until she was arrested by the Gestapo on Aprll 2, 1942.
She died in a Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz on Aug. 9, 1942. Pope John Paul II canonized her in 1998 and proclaimed her a co-patroness of Europe the following year. Earlier this year, the Discalced Carmelites petitioned for her to be declared a doctor of the Church.
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Born in Breslau, Prussia (now Wroclaw, Poland), Stein was raised Jewish but declared herself an atheist at the age of 15. Later, while working as a philosopher, she converted to Catholicism after reading the autobiography of St. Teresa of Ávila. She later entered the Carmelite order, taking the name Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, living there until she was arrested by the Gestapo on Aprll 2, 1942.
She died in a Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz on Aug. 9, 1942. Pope John Paul II canonized her in 1998 and proclaimed her a co-patroness of Europe the following year. Earlier this year, the Discalced Carmelites petitioned for her to be declared a doctor of the Church.
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10 quotes from Edith Stein on what it means to be a woman
On Aug. 9 the Catholic Church celebrates the life of philosopher, writer, and religious sister St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, commonly known as Edith Stein.
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