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Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe ([] search Maximilian Kolbe)


 * Saint Maximilian's original name was Raymund Kolbe.
 * He was born on January 8, 1894 in Zduńska Wola, in the Kingdom of Poland, which was part of The Russian Empire. He was the second son of Julius Kolbe and Maria Dabrowska.
 * Maximilian was Canonized in October 10, 1982 in St.Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul Il.
 * He died in August 14, 1941 in an Auschwitz concentration camp because he sacrificed his life for someone else so that they won't die.
 * Kolbe's family moved to Pabianice, there his parents initially worked as basket weavers.
 * His father was ethnic German and his mother is Polish.
 * Kolbe had 4 brothers. Their names are Francis, Joesph, Walenty (lived only a year), and Andrew (lived only for 4 years).
 * The Saint was beatified as a Confessor of the Faith by Pope Paul VI in 1971.
 * In 1907, Raymund and his brother, Francis, joined the Conventual Franciscans, but they illegally crossed the Russian and Austria-Hungary border in order to do so.
 * In 1910, Raymund had received his holy name, Maximilian.
 * Because of the anniversary celebration of the Freemasons, Maximilian decided to create the Militia Immaculata, or the Army of Mary.