Maximilian Kolbe
Deceased Q153850

Maximilian Kolbe

Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)

Born: January 8, 1894 (1894) · Zduńska Wola
Died: August 14, 1941 (1941) · Auschwitz
Age at death: 47 years
Cause of death: lethal injection
Manner of death: homicide
Nationality Russian Empire, Second Polish Republic
Occupation writer, preacher, theologian, friar, publisher, Esperantist, resistance fighter, amateur radio operator, mystic, pastor, regular priest, religious, confessor, newspaper proprietor, Roman Catholic cleric
Field of work theology, education, Christian ministry, administration and management of the church, preaching, Christian mysticism, prayer, religious formation, evangelism, Christian mission
Education Pontifical Gregorian University
Gender male

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