33 metal magnet.Feast Day August 9th.Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Edith Stein, was a German philosopher and a convert from Judaism who became a Carmelite nun after being inspired by the writings of Saint Teresa of Avila. She and her sister Rosa, also a Catholic, were put to death at Auschwitz on August 9, 1942.Teresa Benedicta of the Cross is the patron of the loss of parents, converts, and martyrs.