About the Exhibition
The Edith Stein House at 38 Nowowiejska Street in Wrocław is a unique place on the map of the capital of Lower Silesia. Between 1910 and 1933, Edith Stein – Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, who was later canonised and declared a co-patroness of Europe – lived here.
Edith Stein moved into the house with her Jewish family at the age of 19. From here, she would commute to the University of Wrocław. It was from this house that she decided to continue her studies in Göttingen. She returned to this house from Freiburg after resigning from her position as an assistant to Professor Husserl. Here, in the first-floor salon, she conducted her private philosophy seminar. It was in this house that she announced to her mother and other family members that she wished to be baptised into the Catholic Church. From this house, she set off on her journey to the Carmelite convent in Cologne, never to return…
Today, the Edith Stein House serves as the headquarters of the Edith Stein Society in Wrocław, as well as a centre for research dedicated to her thought, life, and testimony. The house is widely open to visitors, featuring the permanent exhibition: “Edith Stein. Wrocław Native, Philosopher, Saint, Patroness of Europe.” It also hosts academic conferences, lectures, exhibitions, concerts, film screenings, and readings, and houses a library.
