In 1891, Edith Stein was born as the youngest of 11 children into a pious Orthodox Jewish household living in Germany. A little over 100 years later, she became one of the six patron saints of Europe, after living a life of deep Catholic devotion during the Nazi regime.
St. Edith Stein
New Research Details Catholic Inmates at Auschwitz
A Polish researcher has published the first study of religious practices among Christian prisoners at Auschwitz-Birkenau, as the 75-year anniversary of the Nazi-run death camp’s liberation was marked in Israel and Poland.