Maximillian Kolbe
Maximillian Kolbe
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Maximillian Kolbe was a Franciscan priest who was sent to Auschwitz in 1941. After a prisoner tried to escape the camp, 10 prisoners were selected to starve to death as a lesson for the entire camp. One of the prisoners chosen was Franciszek Gajowniczek, who asked for mercy. He mentioned that he had a wife and children. Fr. Kolbe offered to die in his place.
Paviak Prison, Warsaw, Poland 2022
After a prisoner tried to escape the camp, 10 prisoners were selected to be starved to death as a lesson for the entire camp. One of the prisoners chosen was Franciszek Gajowniczek, who asked for mercy. He mentioned that he had a wife and children. Father Kolbe offered to die in his place.
quote from AUSCHWITZ about it not being so much about choosing to die as it was about defying a Nazi officer's decision.
He was brought into this cell along with several other prisoners who were condemned to starvation.
Pope John sitting inside the cell where Father Kolbe died.
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