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Edith Stein
October 12, 1891 – August 9, 1942
German nun and philosopher (1891–1942)
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Edith Stein was a German philosopher who converted to Catholicism and became a Discalced Carmelite nun. She was murdered in the gas chamber at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp on 9 August 1942, and is canonized as a martyr of the Catholic Church; she is also one of six patron saints of Europe.
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- Birthday · October 12
- Anniversary · August 9
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