1942
Edith Stein, German nun and saint (born 1891)
Edith Stein, German nun and saint (born 1891)
Edith Stein, German nun and saint (born 1891)
Edith Stein
German nun and philosopher (1891–1942)
- Died
- 1942
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.
Events associated with Edith Stein
1891
Edith Stein, Polish nun and martyr; later canonized (died 1942)
Edith Stein, Polish nun and martyr; later canonized (died 1942)
Edith Stein, Polish nun and martyr; later canonized (died 1942)