Maximilian Kolbe

Maximilian Maria Kolbe was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, priest, missionary, and martyr. He volunteered to die in place of a man named Franciszek Gajowniczek in the German death... Wikipedia

• Born:  Raymund Kolbe, January 8, 1894, Zduńska Wola, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
• Age at death:  47 years
• Died:  August 14, 1941, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Nazi Germany
• Beatified:  17 October 1971, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI
• Canonized:  10 October 1982, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
• Major shrine:  Basilica of the Omni-mediatress of All Glories
• Feast:  14 August
• Attributes:  Franciscan habit, the Rycerz Niepokalanej, Nazi concentration prison uniform, Nazi concentration camp badge, crucifix, rosary
• Patronage:  prisoners, drug addicts, families, journalists, amateur radio operators, pro-life movement, people with eating disorders
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo