edith stein was born in bressler, present, dave route, suave in 1891. she was the 11th child of a jewish family of wood, merchants, an unconventional child. she stood out from her peers because of her intelligence. after graduating from high school, she studied german history and philosophy. later in her memoirs, she would write. i lived with a conviction that something momentous was in store for me. at the carmelite monastery in cologne, the edict stein archive is managed by historian thomas short shine an atheist for a number of years, sought answers to her ethical questions in humanist philosophy. women's rights were one of her major preoccupations. she wrote, there is no job that can't be done by a woman. after all, no woman is just a woman. each woman has her individual characteristics and disposition, just as a man does this warped. and she was one of the 1st women to receive a doctorate in philosophy. the fact that she chose philosophy and then also completed this degree very successfully and acquired her doctorate with the highest grade. the sum

however, this stone, as specialist our it commemorates the fact that edith stein before she traveled to a carmelite community in holland, in 1938, to thinking that she would be safe from him. there stopped here for an hour to pray to our lady of peace or the that's the name of our church, the high symbol yankee. this is where she said good bye to germany ash and it's what this cobblestone commemorate. beside this guy was he you have to been down at least you have to search a bit for what is there a you have to bow your head to what this person they suffered and went through in her life. had eli had elaborate it each time was born into a jewish family, converted to catholicism, age 31, and was put to death in the gas chambers of outfits. in 1942 pope john paul, the 2nd beatified her in cologne in 1987 and declared her a saint in 1998. if i read i was present at the canonization which had i've been invited to did the 1st reading elisa from the book of esther had has standing a little higher up in saint peter's square. i had a wonderful view of older people. thousands of people differ m