St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)

The 9th Of August
Feast day of a modern day saint, Edith Stein, a German Jewish philosopher who converted to Roman Catholicism, became a Discalced Carmelite nun and took the name Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. She is one of the six patron saints of Europe as well as of converted Jews and martyrs. https://t.co/tSEFsMPz3B