Maximilian Kolbe

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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.

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beatified by

Pope Paul VI

beatified date

1971-10-17

beatified place

St. Peter's Basilica

birth date

1894-01-08

birth place

Poland, Zduńska Wola, Russian Empire, Congress Poland

canonized by

Pope John Paul II

canonized date

1982-10-10

canonized place

St. Peter's Basilica

death date

1941-08-14

death place

Auschwitz concentration camp, Nazi Germany, General Government

LCCN Id

n/79/65287

major shrine

Poland, Masovian Voivodeship, Niepokalanów, Teresin Sochaczew County

title

Religious priest and martyr

venerated in

Anglican Communion, Lutheranism