he was sent there because he was being bad and instead of jail the sent him to the terrible concentration camp
Maximilian Kolbe
St. Edith Stein and St. Maximilian Kolbe.
Maximilian Kolbe hid around 2,000 Jews in his house and even asked friends to help hide more Jews.
He was initially starved and then was injected with poison. His body was then burned.
One prominent priest who was arrested by the Nazis in 1941 was Maximilian Kolbe. He was a Polish Catholic friar who was taken by the Gestapo and imprisoned in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Kolbe sacrificed his life to save another prisoner and was eventually canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
St. Maximilian Kolbe
Symbols associated with St. Maximilian Kolbe include the interlocking M and A representing the Militia Immaculata, the Auschwitz prisoner uniform he wore, and a crown made of barbed wire signifying his martyrdom by offering his life for a fellow prisoner at Auschwitz.
Maximilian Kolbe died on August 14, 1941, by lethal injection after three weeks of starvation and dehydration at the Auschwitz, Poland, death camp.
Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, who was also a priest and missionary. He was known for his dedication to spreading the message of Mary and promoting devotion to her. Kolbe's heroism during World War II, when he offered his life to save another prisoner in Auschwitz, earned him recognition as a martyr and saint in the Catholic Church.
Maximilian Kolbe has no symbol.
Of course, St. Maximilian Kolbe was baptized.
Maximilian Kolbe
Yes Maximilian Kolbe was a Franciscan priest.
Maximilian Kolbe died on August 14, 1941, by lethal carbolic acid injection after three weeks of starvation and dehydration at the Auschwitz, Poland death camp. His body burned in the ovens and ashes scattered.
Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe, (Polish: Maksymilian Maria Kolbe)
Saint Maximilian Kolbe died on August 14, 1941 at the age of 47.
St Maximilian Kolbe was born on January 8, 1894.