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Edith Stein
Also known as St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Teresia Benedicta a Cruce OCD, Teresa Benedicta a Cruce
Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942)
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Edith Stein was a Jewish-German woman who converted to Catholicism and became a nun, while also working as a theologian and philosopher. She matters historically because she represents the intersection of Jewish and Catholic intellectual life in early 20th-century Europe, though her life ended during the Holocaust in 1942.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1891
- Died
- 1942
- Works
- 90
Top works
- Myšlenky a meditace
- Watch For The Light
- A ciência da cruz
- Aus dem Leben einer jüdischen Familie
- Knowledge and faith
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1891
- Active to
- 1942
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