maximilian kolbe (1894 - 13 august 1941)
franciscan priest
prisoner in auschwitz
gave other prisoners his food
heard confessions and celebrated mass secretly in prison
gave his life as a sacrifice for a fellow prisoner
beatified as confessor in 1970
canonized as martyr in 1981
more info:
westminster abbey 20th century martyrs
saint of auschwitz
jewish virtual library
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