Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

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Teresa Benedicta of the Cross is the religious name of Edith Stein, a Jewish-born German philosopher who converted to Catholicism, became a Discalced Carmelite nun, and was later canonized as a martyr and saint.

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instanceOf Catholic religious sister
Catholic saint
Discalced Carmelite nun
convert to Roman Catholicism
martyr
philosopher
alsoKnownAs Edith Stein
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
birthName Edith Stein
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizedBy Pope John Paul II
convertedFrom Judaism
convertedTo Roman Catholicism
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Germany
ethnicGroup Jewish people
linked to: Jews
familyName Stein
fieldOfWork Christian mysticism
phenomenology
philosophy of religion
givenName Edith
hasCauseOfDeath murdered in Nazi extermination camp
hasOccupation lecturer
writer
hasRole Carmelite mystic
hasSainthoodTitle Patron saint of Europe
honorificPrefix Saint
influencedBy Edmund Husserl
Thomas Aquinas
linked to: St. Thomas Aquinas
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf Discalced Carmelites
movement phenomenology
notableFor conversion from Judaism to Catholicism
martyrdom during the Holocaust
notableIdea dialogue between phenomenology and Thomism
notableWork Finite and Eternal Being
On the Problem of Empathy
The Science of the Cross
occupation nun
philosopher
university teacher
placeOfDeath Auschwitz concentration camp
linked to: AuschwitzBirkenau
religion Judaism
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousName Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
sexOrGender female
veneratedIn Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Edith Stein religiousName Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Edith Stein alsoKnownAs Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
linked to: Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Edith Stein alsoKnownAs St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
linked to: Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Teresa Benedicta of the Cross religiousName Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Teresa Benedicta of the Cross alsoKnownAs Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
linked to: Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Echt Carmel notableResident St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
linked to: Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Echt Carmel hasSaintAssociated St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
linked to: Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
The Science of the Cross author Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
linked to: Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Six Patron Saints of Europe hasMember Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
linked to: Teresa Benedicta of the Cross