Maximilian Kolbe
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 84 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 8,1894 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Zdunska Wola |
| Poland | |
| Date of died | August 14,1941 |
| Died | Auschwitz Concentration Camp |
| Oswiecim | |
| Poland | |
| Feast | 14 August |
| Canonized | 10 October 1982 |
| Parents | Juliusz Kolbe |
| Maria Dąbrowska | |
| Job | Publisher |
| Franciscan Friar | |
| Books | Stronger Than Hatred: A Collection of Spiritual Writings |
| Roman Conferences of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe | |
| Will to Love: Reflections for Dailly Living by St. Maximilian Kolbe, prophet of the Civilization of Love | |
| A Heart Trained: Saint Maximilian Kolbe | |
| Canon | 10 October 1982, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Major shrine | Basilica of the Omni-mediatress of All Glories |
| Siblings | Franciszek Kolbe |
| Józef Kolbe | |
| Walenty Kolbe | |
| Andrzej Kolbe | |
| Education | Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Pontifical University of St. Bonaventure - Seraphicum | |
| Beatifi | 17 October 1971, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI |
| Vener in | Catholic Church |
| Anglican Communion | |
| Lutheran Church | |
| Full name | Maximilian Maria Kolbe |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 502218 |
Maximilian Kolbe Life story
Maximilian Maria Kolbe OFMConv 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.