When Did Maximilian Kolbe Die?

Maximilian Maria Kolbe, venerated as Saint Maximilian Kolbe, was a Polish Catholic priest and Conventual Franciscan friar who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the German death camp of Auschwitz, located in German-occupied Poland during World War II.

How long did it take for Maximilian Kolbe to die?

Kolbe survived more than 14 days in a starvation bunker with no food or water. The Nazis ended Kolbe's life in August 1941 with a lethal injection. Gajowniczek spent five years, five months and nine days in Auschwitz.

Where did Maximilian Kolbe die?

Maksymilian Maria Kolbe, also spelled Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe, original name Rajmund Kolbe, (born January 8, 1894, Zduńska Wola, near Lodz, Russian Empire [now in Poland]—died August 14, 1941, Auschwitz [now Oświęcim]; feast day August 14), ; canonized October 10, 1982), Franciscan priest and religious founder ...

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