BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//TYPO3/NONSGML Calendarize//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendarize-exhibition-edith-stein-20250714 DTSTAMP:20250527T161635Z DTSTART:20250714T080000Z DTEND:20250714T110000Z SUMMARY:Exhibition: Edith Stein DESCRIPTION:Exhibition: 10-17 July 2025\, Jugendkirche St. Johannis\, Che mnitz\nVernissage: 10.07.2025\, 11am\nOpening hours: Every day\, 10:00-13: 00 as well as 15:00-18:00\nThe exhibition tells the story of Edith Stein's life - a woman who courageously stood up to opposition and always searche d for truth\, justice and meaning.\nBorn into a Jewish family in Breslau i n 1891\, she studied psychology and philosophy\, campaigned for women's ri ghts and worked as a Red Cross volunteer in the First World War. As a bril liant thinker\, she was denied a professorship - as a woman and as a Jew. During her studies\, she campaigned for women's suffrage. During the First World War\, she volunteered for medical service. She later converted to C hristianity\, entered a convent and took the name Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. She was murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1942. Pope John Paul II canonised her in 1998 and named her co-patroness of Europe a year later.\nIn his motu proprio on her appointment\, the Pope emphasised his hope that Edith Stein's life testimony would contribute to ‘men and women learning to understand and appreciate one another\, beyond all ethni c\, cultural and religious differences - in order to form a truly fraterna l society.’ It is precisely this spirit that the exhibition aims to expr ess. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Exhibition: 10-17 July 20 25\, \;
Jugendkirche St. Johannis\, Chemnitz

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Vern issage: 10.07.2025\, 11am

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Opening hours: Every day\, 10:00-13:00 as well as 15:00-18:00

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The exhibition tel ls the story of Edith Stein's life - a woman who courageously stood up to opposition and always searched for truth\, justice and meaning.

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Bo rn into a Jewish family in Breslau in 1891\, she studied psychology and ph ilosophy\, campaigned for women's rights and worked as a Red Cross volunte er in the First World War. As a brilliant thinker\, she was denied a profe ssorship - as a woman and as a Jew. During her studies\, she campaigned fo r women's suffrage. During the First World War\, she volunteered for medic al service. She later converted to Christianity\, entered a convent and to ok the name Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. She was murder ed in the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1942. Pope John Paul II canonise d her in 1998 and named her co-patroness of Europe a year later.

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I n his motu proprio on her appointment\, the Pope emphasised his hope that Edith Stein's life testimony would contribute to ‘men and women learning to understand and appreciate one another\, beyond all ethnic\, cultural a nd religious differences - in order to form a truly fraternal society.’ It is precisely this spirit that the exhibition aims to express.

LOCATION:Chemnitz\, Jugendkirche St. Johannis Chemnitz END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR