Saint · Feast 9 August
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), Virgin and Martyr. Martyr, 1942, Auschwitz-Birkenau. The feast day is 9 August, kept as a optional memorial in the General Roman Calendar.
- Feast
- 9 August · Optional memorial
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- Virgin and Martyr
- Martyr
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Remembering Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) is remembered by the Church on 9 August, a optional memorial in the General Roman Calendar. On that day the Church thanks God for this witness to Christ and asks for the saint’s prayers.
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