St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, August 9
Edith Stein (1891-1942), a Jewish philosopher and student of Husserl, became Catholic in 1922 and later a Carmelite nun. Arrested by the Nazis in the Netherlands with her sister Rosa, she was killed at Auschwitz. She is a patron of Europe.
On the General Roman Calendar, August 9 is an optional memorial: Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), virgin and martyr.
Name days on August 9
In countries that keep name days, August 9 is the day for people named Edith.
| Name | Feast day |
|---|---|
| Edith | August 9 |
August 9 on the calendar
August 9 is the 221st day of the year (the 222nd in a leap year), with 144 days left until December 31. Here is the day of the week it falls on in the coming years:
| Year | Day |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday |
| 2027 | Monday |
| 2028 | Wednesday |
| 2029 | Thursday |
| 2030 | Friday |
Keeping August 9
August 9 falls in summer. As an optional memorial, each parish or priest may choose whether to celebrate it. Families who keep name days often mark the day with a card, a candle or a favorite meal, and parishes named after the saint may hold a festival. If you know someone named Edith, it is a good day to send a note.
Saints of the week around August 9
| Date | Saint or feast |
|---|---|
| August 6 | Transfiguration of the Lord |
| August 7 | St. Cajetan |
| August 8 | St. Dominic |
| August 10 | St. Lawrence |
| August 11 | St. Clare of Assisi |
| August 12 | St. Jane Frances de Chantal |
The day before, August 8, is the day of St. Dominic. The day after, August 10, belongs to St. Lawrence. Looking for a name? Try the name day calendar or go back to today’s saint.