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Edith Stein

Biography

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Jewish Female Philosopher Becomes a Carmelite Nun - The Story of St Edith Stein

 

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Edith Stein: An early athiest who died as a Carmelite religious in Auschwitz gas chamber

 

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Edith Stein describes what it means to be a woman

 

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Once Upon a Saint - St. Edith Stein - August 09th

 

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Saint Edith Stein in custody

Edith Stein, was a German Jewish philosopher who converted to Roman Catholicism and became a Discalced Carmelite nun. She is canonized as a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church, and she is one of six co-patron saints of Europe.
  • Personal 

  • Discalced Carmelite nun and martyr 

  • The later Christian period (1934-42) 

  • Legacy and veneration 

  • Controversy as to the cause of her murder