The fighter of auschwitz

          Maximilian kolbe prisoner number

          Champion of auschwitz.

          St. Maximilian Kolbe | The Knight of the Immaculata

           

          Early Life and Spiritual Journey

          Born on January 8, 1894, in Poland—then part of the Russian Empire—Raymond Kolbe grew up in a devout Catholic family.

          From a young age, he exhibited a deep love for the Virgin Mary. When he was about ten, after his mother exclaimed what would become of him, a troubled Raymond prayed to the Blessed Mother. She appeared to him holding two crowns: a white one signifying purity and a red one symbolizing martyrdom.

          Jewish catholic saints

        1. Franciscans
        2. Champion of auschwitz
        3. St teresa benedicta of the cross
        4. Immaculate prayer

          5. Mary asked the boy which one he would choose, and young Kolbe earnestly replied, “I choose both.” This vision profoundly shaped his life and spiritual mission.

          Raymond, along with his brother Francis and, eventually, his younger brother Joseph, joined the Conventual Franciscans, and he took the name Maximilian in 1910.

          Kolbe’s zeal for learning led him to Rome, where he earned doctorates in both philosophy and theology. While in Rome, Maximilian also founded the Mil