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Maximilian Kolbe
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St. Maximilian Kolbe, O.F.M. Conv.
Fr.Maximilian Kolbe 1939.jpg
Apostle of Consecration to Mary
Religious, priest and martyr
Born
8 January 1894[1]
Zduńska Wola, Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire
Died
14 August 1941 (aged 47)
Auschwitz concentration camp, General Government, Third Reich (Nazi-occupied Poland)
Honored in
Roman Catholic Church, Lutheran Church, Anglican Church
Beatified
17 October 1971, St. Peter 's Basilica, Vatican City[2] by Pope Paul VI
Canonized
10 October 1982, St. Peter 's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Major shrine
Basilica of the Immaculate Mediatrix of Grace, Niepokalanów,
Teresin, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Feast
14 August
Attributes
Prison uniform, needle being injected into an arm
Patronage
Against drug addictions, drug addicts, families, imprisoned people, journalists, political prisoners, prisoners , pro-life movement, amateur radio.[3]
Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe, O.F.M. Conv., (Polish: Maksymilian Maria Kolbe [maksɨˌmiljan ˌmarja ˈkɔlbɛ]; 8 January 1894 – 14 August 1941) was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz, located in German-occupied Poland during World War II.
Kolbe was canonized on 10 October 1982 by Pope John Paul II, and declared a martyr of charity. He is the patron saint of drug addicts, political prisoners, families, journalists, prisoners, and the pro-life movement.[3] John Paul II declared him "The Patron Saint of Our Difficult Century".[4]
Due to Kolbe 's efforts to promote consecration and entrustment to Mary, he is known as the Apostle of Consecration to Mary.[5]
Contents [hide]
1 Biography 1.1 Franciscan friar
1.2 Death at Auschwitz
2 Canonization 2.1 Controversy
2.2 Relics
3 Religious influence
4 Immaculata prayer
5 See also
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
St. Maximilian Kolbe, O.F.M. Conv.
Fr.Maximilian Kolbe 1939.jpg
Apostle of Consecration to Mary
Religious, priest and martyr
Born
8 January 1894[1]
Zduńska Wola, Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire
Died
14 August 1941 (aged 47)
Auschwitz concentration camp, General Government, Third Reich (Nazi-occupied Poland)
Honored in
Roman Catholic Church, Lutheran Church, Anglican Church
Beatified
17 October 1971, St. Peter 's Basilica, Vatican City[2] by Pope Paul VI
Canonized
10 October 1982, St. Peter 's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Major shrine
Basilica of the Immaculate Mediatrix of Grace, Niepokalanów,
Teresin, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Feast
14 August
Attributes
Prison uniform, needle being injected into an arm
Patronage
Against drug addictions, drug addicts, families, imprisoned people, journalists, political prisoners, prisoners , pro-life movement, amateur radio.[3]
Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe, O.F.M. Conv., (Polish: Maksymilian Maria Kolbe [maksɨˌmiljan ˌmarja ˈkɔlbɛ]; 8 January 1894 – 14 August 1941) was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz, located in German-occupied Poland during World War II.
Kolbe was canonized on 10 October 1982 by Pope John Paul II, and declared a martyr of charity. He is the patron saint of drug addicts, political prisoners, families, journalists, prisoners, and the pro-life movement.[3] John Paul II declared him "The Patron Saint of Our Difficult Century".[4]
Due to Kolbe 's efforts to promote consecration and entrustment to Mary, he is known as the Apostle of Consecration to Mary.[5]
Contents [hide]
1 Biography 1.1 Franciscan friar
1.2 Death at Auschwitz
2 Canonization 2.1 Controversy
2.2 Relics
3 Religious influence
4 Immaculata prayer
5 See also
References: 5.Jump up ^ The Franciscan Tradition by Regis J. Armstrong, Ingrid J. Peterson, Phyllis Zagano (2010). ISBN 0-8146-3030-8; page 51 6.Jump up ^ Strzelecka: Maksymilian M 7.Jump up ^ Saints on Earth: A Biographical Companion to Common Worship, By John H. Darch, Stuart K. Burns, Published by Church House Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0-7151-4036-1, ISBN 978-0-7151-4036-9 [1] 8.Jump up ^ Czupryk, Father Cornelius (1935)