Saint · Feast 14 August
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr. Martyr, 1941, Auschwitz (Oświęcim). The feast day is 14 August, kept as a memorial in the General Roman Calendar.
- Feast
- 14 August · Memorial
- Remembered as
- Priest and Martyr
- Patron of
- Prisoners, Addiction
- Martyr
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Remembering Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Saint Maximilian Kolbe is remembered by the Church on 14 August, a memorial in the General Roman Calendar. On that day the Church thanks God for this witness to Christ and asks for the saint’s prayers.
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