Category:Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross - Virgin, Martyr (also known as Saint Edith Stein) Name at birth: Edith Stein Born: October 12, 1891 in Breslau, German Empire Died: August 9, 1942 (aged 50) in Auschwitz concentration camp, Nazi-occupied Poland Honored in: Roman Catholicism Beatified: May 1, 1987, Cologne, Germany by Pope John Paul II Canonized: October 11, 1998 by Pope John Paul II Feast: August 9 Attributes: Yellow Star of David, flames, a book Patronage: Europe; loss of parents; martyrs; World Youth Day In 1999 she was declared one of the six patron saints of Europe.