8 January 1894 | Fr. Maximilian Kolbe, OFM, was born in Zduńska Wola.
As a prisoner of #Auschwitz at the end of July 1941, he sacrificed his life to save a person selected for starvation death after an escape. On 14 August 1941, he was murdered with a phenol injection.
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Text describing the life and martyrdom of Father Maximilian Maria Kolbe, a Franciscan friar noted for sacrificing his life for another prisoner at Auschwitz during World War II. Details his arrest, transport to Auschwitz, and the events leading to his death, as well as his recognition as a martyr by the Roman Catholic Church and canonization by Pope John Paul II.
Black and white portrait of Maximilian Kolbe wearing round glasses and a friar's robe.
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