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Maximilian Kolbe

(1894–1941) Resistance Fighter

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Maximilian Kolbe was a resistance fighter, best known for Konferencje świętego Maksymiliana Marii Kolbego.

Quick Facts About Maximilian Kolbe

Born: January 8, 1894
Died: August 14, 1941
Profession: Resistance Fighter
Notable works: Konferencje świętego Maksymiliana Marii Kolbego

About Maximilian Kolbe

Maximilian Maria Kolbe, OFM Conv. was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, priest, missionary, and martyr. He volunteered to die in place of a man named Franciszek Gajowniczek in the German death camp of Auschwitz, located in German-occupied Poland during World War II. He had been active in promoting the veneration of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, founding and supervising the monastery of Niepokalanów near Warsaw, operating an amateur-radio station (SP3RN), and founding or running several other organizations and publications.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Maximilian Kolbe

"My aim is to institute perpetual adoration," spoke St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe, Franciscan priest and founder of the Knights of the Immaculata.…

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Jesus honored her before all ages, and will honor her for all ages. No one comes to Him, nor even near Him,…

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Age

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Let us give ourselves to the Immaculata [Mary]. Let her prepare us, let her receive Him [Jesus] in Holy Communion. This is…

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Communion

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The most deadly poison of our time is indifference.

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Indifference

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If anyone does not wish to have Mary Immaculate for his Mother, he will not have Christ for his Brother.

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Blessed mother

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That night, I asked the Mother of God what was to become of me, a Child of Faith. Then she came to…

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Accepting

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The whole world is a large Niepokalanow where the Father is God, the mother the Immaculata, the elder brother the Lord Jesus…

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Brother

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Modern times are dominated by Satan and will be more so in the future. The conflict with hell cannot be engaged by…

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Clever

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The most deadly poison of our times is indifference. And this happens, although the praise of God should know no limits. Let…

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God

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For Jesus Christ I am prepared to suffer still more.

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Affliction

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No one in the world can change Truth. What we can do and should do is to seek truth and to serve…

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And love

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My aim is to institute perpetual adoration," he said, for this is the "the most important activity.

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Activity

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The Immaculate alone has from God the promise of victory over Satan. She seeks souls that will consecrate themselves entirely to her,…

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Christian

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Prayer is powerful beyond limits when we turn to the Immaculata who is queen even of God's heart.

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Blessed mother

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Niepokalanow is a home like Nazareth. The Father is God the Father, the mother and mistress of the home is the Immaculata,…

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Altars

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Be a Catholic: When you kneel before an altar, do it in such a way that others may be able to recognize…

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Able

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The conflict with Hell cannot be maintained by men, even the most clever. The Immaculata alone has from God the promise of…

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Christian

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