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Edith Stein
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Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942)
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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- Born
- 1891
- Died
- 1942
- Works
- 90
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edith
- Family name
- Stein
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Wrocław
- Place of death
- Auschwitz
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Educated at
- University of Wrocław
- Employer
- University of Freiburg
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Student of
- Edmund Husserl
- Field of work
- Christian mysticism
- Image
- Edith Stein (ca. 1938-1939).jpg
- Residence
- Münster
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- Edith Stein
- date of birth
- 1891-10-12
- date of death
- 1942-08-09
- feast day
- August 9
- canonization status
- Catholic saint
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- place of detention
- Kamp Amersfoort
- lifestyle
- mysticism
- described by source
- Wikitólica
- writing language
- German
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- described at URL
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- name in native language
- Edith Stein
- Commons Creator page
- Edith Stein
- cause of death
- hydrogen cyanide
- place of burial
- Auschwitz
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