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In 1922, Edith Stein converted to Catholicism after reading the autobiography of Saint Teresa of Avila.
She soon became a celebrated philosopher, author, translator, and lecturer. She was a strong advocate for women in the professions and higher education.
As the initial restrictions on Jewish life began to take effect under Nazi rule, Edith Stein found she could no longer continue her public life because of her Jewish parentage. She took vows as a Carmelite nun, and retired to Cologne (Koln), Germany, adopting the relgious name Teresa Benedicta of the Cross.
The Nazi persecution of Jews grew more organized and violent. Sister Benedicta recognized that her presence posed a danger to her fellow nuns, and she fled to a monastery in Holland.
When the Nazis invaded Holland, Sister Benedicta was arrested and sent in the trains to the death camp at Auschwitz. There she died in the gas chambers on August 9, 1942.
She was canonized as a saint in 1998.
Poems by Edith Stein
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Edith Stein
http://www.ewtn.com/faith/edith_stein.htm
Online biography and bibliography, as well as an audio program.
Edith Stein - Convert, Nun, Martyr
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0001.html
Biography and exploration of her ideas.
Edith Stein: Our Newest Saint - Oct 1998 St. Anthony Messenger Magazine
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Oct1998/feature2.asp
Biographical sketch of the saintly life of Edith Stein
The Life and Texts of Edith Stein
http://www.geocities.com/baltimorecarmel/stein/
An excellent resource of links to online biographies and writings of Edith Stein.
The Hidden Life: Edith Stein
http://www.karmel.at/ics/edith/stein.html
The text of Edith Stein's writings, gathered under the title The Hidden Life.