Kirsten Stoffregen Petersen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Danish nun
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Place of Birth: Valby, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
About Kirsten Stoffregen Petersen
- Kirsten Stoffregen Petersen (1932–2017), widely known as Sister Abraham and in Denmark as Søster Abraham, was a Danish nun, religious researcher and teacher.
- After becoming a Catholic nun in Sweden in the 1950s, she returned to study in Copenhagen but moved to Israel in 1965.
- After years of further study at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, she earned a doctorate in 1991.
- In addition to her extensive understanding of theology, especially the history of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, she is remembered for her interest in iconography and for guiding pilgrims through the streets of Jerusalem.
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