Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
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Teresa Benedicta of the Cross is the religious name of Edith Stein, a Jewish-born German philosopher who converted to Catholicism, became a Discalced Carmelite nun, and was later canonized as a martyr and saint.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross | 1 |
| St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross | 1 |
| Teresa Benedicta of the Cross canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13306577 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Context triple: [Edith Stein, religiousName, Teresa Benedicta of the Cross]
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Saint Faustina Kowalska
Saint Faustina Kowalska was a Polish Roman Catholic nun and mystic whose visions of Jesus Christ led to the modern Divine Mercy devotion in the Catholic Church.
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St. Teresa
St. Teresa is a station on Cairo Metro’s Line 2 serving passengers in the Shubra district of Cairo, Egypt.
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Bernardine of Siena
Bernardine of Siena was a 15th-century Italian Franciscan preacher renowned for his powerful sermons, popularization of devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus, and influence on late medieval religious life.
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Maria of Vitebsk
Maria of Vitebsk was a 14th-century princess from the Principality of Vitebsk and the first wife of Grand Duke Algirdas of Lithuania, through whom important dynastic ties between Vitebsk and Lithuania were established.
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Saint Rita of Cascia
Saint Rita of Cascia was a 15th-century Italian Augustinian nun venerated in the Catholic Church as the patron saint of impossible causes, difficult marriages, and abused wives.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Target entity description: Teresa Benedicta of the Cross is the religious name of Edith Stein, a Jewish-born German philosopher who converted to Catholicism, became a Discalced Carmelite nun, and was later canonized as a martyr and saint.
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A.
Saint Faustina Kowalska
Saint Faustina Kowalska was a Polish Roman Catholic nun and mystic whose visions of Jesus Christ led to the modern Divine Mercy devotion in the Catholic Church.
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B.
St. Teresa
St. Teresa is a station on Cairo Metro’s Line 2 serving passengers in the Shubra district of Cairo, Egypt.
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C.
Bernardine of Siena
Bernardine of Siena was a 15th-century Italian Franciscan preacher renowned for his powerful sermons, popularization of devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus, and influence on late medieval religious life.
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D.
Maria of Vitebsk
Maria of Vitebsk was a 14th-century princess from the Principality of Vitebsk and the first wife of Grand Duke Algirdas of Lithuania, through whom important dynastic ties between Vitebsk and Lithuania were established.
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Saint Rita of Cascia
Saint Rita of Cascia was a 15th-century Italian Augustinian nun venerated in the Catholic Church as the patron saint of impossible causes, difficult marriages, and abused wives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic religious sister
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Catholic saint ⓘ Discalced Carmelite nun ⓘ convert to Roman Catholicism ⓘ martyr ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Edith Stein
NERFINISHED
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Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Edith Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope John Paul II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedFrom | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
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Germany ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| familyName | Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian mysticism
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phenomenology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| givenName | Edith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeath | murdered in Nazi extermination camp ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
lecturer
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writer ⓘ |
| hasRole | Carmelite mystic ⓘ |
| hasSainthoodTitle | Patron saint of Europe ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Edmund Husserl
NERFINISHED
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Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Discalced Carmelites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | phenomenology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conversion from Judaism to Catholicism
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martyrdom during the Holocaust ⓘ |
| notableIdea | dialogue between phenomenology and Thomism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Finite and Eternal Being
NERFINISHED
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On the Problem of Empathy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Science of the Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
nun
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philosopher ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Auschwitz concentration camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Judaism
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| religiousName | Teresa Benedicta of the Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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Subject: Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Description of subject: Teresa Benedicta of the Cross is the religious name of Edith Stein, a Jewish-born German philosopher who converted to Catholicism, became a Discalced Carmelite nun, and was later canonized as a martyr and saint.
Referenced by (3)
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