Edith Stein; she died in a nazi concentration camp, and was later declared a saint.
No. She was Protestant but converted to Catholicism .
John von Neumann was born Jewish but converted to Catholicism
Saint Edith Stein was canonized on October 11, 1998, by Pope John Paul II. She was a Jewish philosopher who converted to Catholicism and later became a Carmelite nun. She was killed in Auschwitz during World War II.
Saint Edith Stein, also known as St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, was known for her intellect, courage, and spirit of prayer. She was a gifted philosopher and writer who converted to Catholicism and later became a Carmelite nun. She showed great strength and resilience in the face of persecution during the Holocaust, ultimately giving her life as a martyr for her faith.
No. John Wayne was raised in a Presbyterian household and according to his son Patrick, converted to Roman Catholicism shortly before his death.
He might have had some Jewish ancestors who converted to Catholicism back in the 15th century when Jews were being threatened with expulsion from Spain -- a lot of Spaniards probably had "converso" ancestors. But no, Picasso had no recent Jewish ancestry.
If you were born before she converted, you are Jewish. If you were born after she converted, you're technically a Jew but the conservative and orthodox movements might require you to go through a process to confirm that you are going to live as a Jew - similar to converts to other religions who wish to return to Judaism.
The name Wertz can be German, Jewish or German-Jewish.
Jewish/Jew Catholicism is the religion not the term for people who follow it. Catholics follow Catholicism. Like Christians follow Christianity. Jews follow Judaism.
Jewish
According to Jewish law, yes, because his mother was Jewish.(His father was a convert to Islam from Catholicism.)
She's Jewish, she converted from Christianity in 1987.