Edith Stein, a German philosopher, raised in an Orthodox Jewish home, converted to Catholicism and became a Carmelite nun. Her convent sent her to Holland. After the Nazi invasion she was arrested and sent to Auschwitz where she died in the gas chamber on August 9 1942.
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“Do you want to be totally united to the Crucified? If you are serious about this, you will be present, by the power of His Cross, at every front, at every place of sorrow, bringing to those who suffer, healing and salvation.”—St Teresa Benedicta a Cruce (Edith Stein)

Aug 9, 2019 · 10:53 AM UTC
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