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Maximilian Maria Kolbe OFMConv (born Raymund Kolbe; Polish: Maksymilian Maria Kolbe; 1894–1941) was a Polish Catholic priest and Conventual Franciscan friar who volunteered to die in place of a man named Franciszek Gajowniczek in the German death camp of Auschwitz, located in German-occupied Poland during World War II.
St. Maksymilian Maria Kolbe (born January 8, 1894, Zduńska Wola, near Lodz, Russian Empire [now in Poland]—died August 14, 1941, Auschwitz [now Oświęcim]; feast day August 14) ; canonized October 10, 1982) was a Franciscan priest and religious founder martyred by the Nazis for aiding Jewish refugees during World War II.
Aug 14, 2021 · St. Maximilian Kolbe: martyr of supreme sacrifice of life. The Polish priest was killed by the Nazis with a lethal injection on August 14, 80 years ago. The Catholic Church declared Kolbe Blessed in 1971 and canonized him as a martyr in 1982. By Robin Gomes.
Saints & Angels. Facts. Feastday: August 14. Patron: of drug addicts, prisoners, families, and the pro-life movement. Birth: January 8, 1894. Death: August 14, 1941. Beatified: By Pope Paul VI on October 17, 1971. Canonized: By Pope John Paul II on October 10, 1982. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable PDF of St. Maximilian Kolbe.
A careful look at Maximilian Kolbe’s early years indicates some of the factors that led him to the summit of heroic love and transformation into the image of Christ. Born on January 8, 1894, in Zduńska-Wola, Poland, Maximilian lamented the existence of hatred and the political split in Poland.
Maximilian Kolbe Biography. Saint Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish Conventual Franciscan Friar. During the German occupation of Poland, he remained at Niepokalanów a monastery which published a number of anti-Nazi German publications. In 1941, he was arrested and sent to Auschwitz, where in terrible circumstances he continued to work as a priest ...
Oct 22, 2023 · The commemoration of one Christian man who died there, in light of the destruction of six million Jewish lives between 1941-1945, may give us reason to hesitate. But Maximilian Kolbe, who died as prisoner 16770 in Auschwitz-Birkenau, is much remembered in the Christian Church.
