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Remembering St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Jewish Convert and Martyr
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St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. / Credit: Public domain Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 9, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). On Aug. 9 the Catholic Church remembers St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, also known as Edith Stein. St. Teresa converted from ... [...]
How did an Orthodox Jewish girl become a Carmelite nun, and a celebrated philosopher become a martyr in Auschwitz? On this day in 1942, Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross was murdered.
"He who seeks truth seeks God, whether he realizes it or not." Edith Stein – St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross – was convinced of this. A Jewish woman, philosopher, Carmelite nun, and martyr, one of the co-patrons of Europe, the Catholic Church commemorates in the liturgy on August 9th. Eighty-three years ago, on August 9th, 1942, Edith Stein. The article "Today the Church commemorates St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross – Edith Stein [PATRON OF T…
Spes Aedificandi: Saint Edith Stein, Martyr and Co-Patroness of Europe - Catholic Insight
On this August 9th, we commemorate Saint Edith Stein, whose name in religion was Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. Just over a quarter of a century ago, on the eve of the new millennium, Pope Saint John Paul II, on October 1st, 1999, the feast of Saint Therese of Lisieux, proclaimed Saints Bridget of Sweden, Catherine of Siena and Teresa Benedicta of the Cross co-patronesses of Europe, in his Apostolic Letter Spes Aedificandi (‘building up hope, or…
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