Thursday, August 12, 2010

Zeal for God's Glory -- Maximilian Kolbe

The Story of St Maximilian Kolbe

St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish Franciscan
, offered his life in exchange for the life of a family man doomed to execution by the Nazis at Auschwitz.  His memorial feast is celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church on August 14.  Fr. Maximilian Kolbe was canonized on October 10, 1982 by Pope John Paul II, and declared "a martyr of charity." He is the patron saint of drug addicts, political prisoners, families, journalist, amateur radio, prisoners, and the pro-life movement. Pope John Paul II declared him the "The Patron Saint of Our Difficult Century.

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