Saint Edith Stein (Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, O.C.D: Blessed by the Cross (Encounter the Saints Series, 5) Go to amazon.com Related posts Expert choice for edith stein woman FeatureSaint Edith Stein Blessed by the Cross DescriptionA biography of the Jewish philosopher and convert to Catholicism who was put to death at Auschwitz during World War II and canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1998.