75th anniversary of martyrdom of St. Edith Stein

August 08, 2017

August 9 marks the 75th anniversary of martyrdom of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), the German Jewish philosopher who converted to Catholicism and became a Discalced Carmelite nun.

In its August 7-8 edition, L’Osservatore Romano published two articles recalling the last week of her life, from her deportation from the Carmel at Echt in the Netherlands to the concentration camp at Auschwitz.

 

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Further information:

• Alla fine rimarrà solo il grande amore (L’Osservatore Romano, p. 5)
• Il destino in sette giorni (L’Osservatore Romano, p. 5)