The limitless loving devotion to God, and the gift God makes of Himself to you, are the highest elevation of which the heart is capable; it is the highest degree of prayer. The souls that have reached this point are truly the heart of the Church.
Edith Stein Quotes
As for what concerns our relations with our fellow men, the anguish in our neighbor's soul must break all precept. All that we do is a means to an end, but love is an end in itself, because God is love.
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| Birth: | 12th October, 1891 |
| Death: | 9th August, 1942 |
| Nationality: | German |
| Profession: | Nun, Philosopher, Teacher, Writer |
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Edith Stein was born in Breslau, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire. She was a German Jewish philosopher who converted to the Roman Catholic Church and became a Discalced Carmelite nun. She is a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church. In 1916, she received a doctorate of philosophy from the University of Freiburg with a dissertation under the philosopher Edmund Husserl, Zum Problem der Einfühlung.
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