Yes, St. Edith Stein, also known as St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, was a Jewish convert to Catholicism and a Carmelite nun who died in the Holocaust. She is considered a martyr and canonized saint in the Catholic Church.
There is a Saint Edith Stein. Edie is a nickname for Edith.
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, also known as Edith Stein, is the patron of: against the death of parents, Europe and martyrs.
Roman Catholic AnswerNo, Saint Teresia Benedicta of the Cross was declared a saint and martyr by Pope Blessed John Paul II, and named one of the co-patrons of Europe.
Roman Catholic.Edith Stein was Jewish by ethnicity, born in Breslau, (now Wrocław) in the German Empire's Prussian Providence of Silesia, and raised in the Jewish faith. By the time she reached her adolescent, she regarded herself as an Atheist.After reading the biography of St. Theresa of Avila, Edith converted to the Catholic faith, and was Baptised on January 1, 1922. In 1933, Edith entered a CarmeliteOrder in Colene. In 1942, Edith and her sister, Rosa (also a convert) were arrested and shipped to Auschwitz Concentration Camp. Edith and her sister were killed in the gas chambers, on August 9, 1947; Edith was 50.Edith Stein was canonized in 1998 by Pope John Paul II, and is now known as, Saint Edith Stein.
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, also known as Edith Stein, is the patron of: against the death of parents, Europe and martyrs.
Edith Stein; she died in a nazi concentration camp, and was later declared a saint.
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 Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) was gassed on 9 August 9, 1942, in Oswiecim (a.k.a. Auschwitz), Malopolskie (Poland)
Edith Stein was her birth name.
She became St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross.
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.