Saint of the Day: Saint Maximilian Kolbe Maximilian Kolbe, born on January 8, 1894, in Poland, became a Conventual Franciscan and in 1918 was ordained a priest in Rome. Our of deep filial devotion to Mary, he established the sodality called the Militia of Mary Immaculate and promoted its growth in Poland and other parts of the world. As a missionary in Japan he labored under the patronage of the Immaculate Virgin to spread the Christian faith. He returned to Poland and during World War II was imprisoned and suffered great hardship in the concentration camp in Oswiecim (Auschwitz). His life of dedication was crowned by his supreme sacrifice of charity on August 14, 1941, when he offered up his own life in place of another prisoner.
Posted on: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 13:46:36 +0000
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