What did Saint Edith do to become a saint?

Answer 1

Saint Edith Stein, also known as Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, was a Jewish convert to Catholicism who became a Carmelite nun. She was taken prisoner by the Nazis during World War 2 and sent to the gas chamber. She is considered to be a martyr by the Church.

Answer 2

Saint Edith Stein, also known as Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, was a German Jewish philosopher who converted to Catholicism and became a nun. She was martyred in Auschwitz during World War II because of her Jewish heritage and Christian beliefs. She was canonized in 1998 by Pope John Paul II.

Answer 3

St. Dorothy was not canonized. She was proclaimed a saint by early

Christians because of her martyrdom. The canonization process did not

come into existence until the 12th century. In the primitive Church,

martyrs were immediately recognized as witnessing to the perfection of

Christian life on earth, having shown the ultimate proof of their love for

Christ by the offering of their lives. By the sacrifice of their lives

for Christ, they attained Heaven in eternal glory and were indissolubly

united to the Lord, the Head of the Mystical Body.

Answer 4

St. Dorothy is a legendary saint who was pre-congregational - declared a saint before the canonization process was instituted in the 12th century. We do not know when she was proclaimed a saint but it would have been due to her death as a martyr.

Answer 5

She was martyred for her faith.