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{{Saints | {{Saints | ||
|SaintName=Saint Maximilian Kolbe | |SaintName=Saint Maximilian Kolbe | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=August 14 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Zduńska Wola, Poland | |SaintBirthPlace=Zduńska Wola, Poland | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=51. | |SaintBirthCoordinates=51.599, 18.9397 | ||
|DeathPlace=Auschwitz, Nazi-occupied Poland | |DeathPlace=Auschwitz, Nazi-occupied Poland | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=50.0262 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=50.0262, 19.2041 | ||
|SaintCauseOfDeath=Martyrdom (lethal injection) | |SaintCauseOfDeath=Martyrdom (lethal injection) | ||
|NotableAddress1=Niepokalanów, Poland | |NotableAddress1=Niepokalanów, Poland | ||
|NotableCoordinates1=52. | |NotableCoordinates1=52.2, 20.4167 | ||
|BeatificationDate=1971-10-17 | |||
|BeatificationDate=17 | |||
|Beatifier=Pope Paul VI | |Beatifier=Pope Paul VI | ||
|BeatificationLocation=Vatican City | |BeatificationLocation=Vatican City | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|CanonizationDate=10 | |CanonizationDate=1982-10-10 | ||
|Canonizer=Pope John Paul II | |Canonizer=Pope John Paul II | ||
|CanonizationLocation=Vatican City | |CanonizationLocation=Vatican City | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of a woman’s tuberculosis in 1970 AD | |SaintMiracle1=Healing of a woman’s tuberculosis in 1970 AD | ||
|SaintMiracle2=Healing of a man’s cancer in 1981 AD | |SaintMiracle2=Healing of a man’s cancer in 1981 AD | ||
|Profession=Priest, publisher | |Profession=Priest, publisher | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Conventual Franciscans | |ReligiousAffiliation=Conventual Franciscans | ||
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|AdditionalVeneration=Orthodox Christianity | |AdditionalVeneration=Orthodox Christianity | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Saint Maximilian Kolbe''' (1894 AD – 1941 AD) was a Polish [[priest]], [[martyr]], and founder of the Militia Immaculata, dedicated to Marian devotion. Born in [[Zduńska Wola]], [[Poland]], he promoted Catholic media and sacrificed his life in Auschwitz for another prisoner. Canonized in 1982 AD by [[Pope John Paul II]], he is venerated for his heroism.<ref name="catholicsaints">{{cite web |title=Saint Maximilian Kolbe |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-maximilian-kolbe/ |publisher=CatholicSaints.Info |accessdate=18 May 2025}}</ref> | |||
Kolbe is the patron saint of prisoners, journalists, and [[Poland]], with his [[feast day]] on 14 August. Honored in Catholic and [[Orthodox Christianity]], his relics at Niepokalanów Monastery, [[Poland]], draw pilgrims. His sacrifice inspires selflessness.<ref name="catholicorg">{{cite web |title=St. Maximilian Kolbe |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=242 |publisher=Catholic.org |accessdate=18 May 2025}}</ref> | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||