Polish Franciscan priest who was murdered by the Nazis in a concentration camp, after voluntarily giving himself in exchange of a family's father's life.
| Celebration | 14 of August Saints of the day |
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| Name |
Maximiliano is a man's name.
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| In the world | Ramón Kolbe |
| Birth | on January 8, 1894 in Pabiance in current Poland Saints born in Poland |
| Death | on August 14, 1941 in Auschwitz in current Poland Saints dead in Poland |
| Process |
Beatified on October 17, 1971
by pope Paul VI
Canonized on October 10, 1982
by pope Blessed John Paul II
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