{"id":8278,"date":"2024-08-14T20:00:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T20:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/saint-maximilian-kolbe\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T12:38:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T12:38:06","slug":"saint-maximilian-kolbe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/saint-maximilian-kolbe\/","title":{"rendered":"San Massimiliano Kolbe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>St. Maximilian Kolbe: A Beacon of Faith, Sacrifice, and Love \u2013 His Life and Enduring Impact Get ready to be inspired! We&#039;re going to talk about someone truly special, Saint Maximilian Kolbe. He was an amazing man of God from Poland, a Catholic priest whose life was just bursting with faith, new ideas, and incredible love. This wasn&#039;t just any ordinary life; it was a life lived full-out for God! As a Conventual Franciscan friar, he had such a big\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the inspiring life of St. Maximilian Kolbe: a martyr of charity, evangelist, and beacon of faith during adversity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-8278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9023,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/st-maximilian-kolbes-beard-ewtn-friars-draw-inspiration-from-unusual-relic\/","url_meta":{"origin":8278,"position":0},"title":"St. Maximilian Kolbe\u2019s beard: EWTN friars draw inspiration from unusual relic","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Marzo 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] St. Maximilian Kolbe. \/ Credit: Wikimedia Commons\/public domain CNA Staff, Aug 14, 2024 \/ 16:06 pm (CNA). Aug. 14 is the feast day of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a saint best known for his heroic martyrdom at Auschwitz in 1941, when he volunteered to be executed in place of another prisoner.&nbsp;Like many Catholic saints, there exist today relics of Father Kolbe \u2014 pieces of a saint\u2019s body (first-class) or objects they owned (second-class) that are honored by the Catholic faithful\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kolbe.png?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kolbe.png?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kolbe.png?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8259,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/st-maximilian-kolbes-weapon-for-evangelization-the-miraculous-medal\/","url_meta":{"origin":8278,"position":1},"title":"St. Maximilian Kolbe\u2019s weapon for evangelization: the Miraculous Medal","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Agosto 14, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] St. Maximilian Kolbe. \/ Credit: Nancy Bauer\/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). As World War II raged around him in Poland, St. Maximilian Kolbe fought for souls using a printing press and another \"weapon\u201d \u2014 the Miraculous Medal.\"Even though a person be the worst sort, if only he agrees to wear the medal, give it to him \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 and then pray for him, and at the proper moment strive to bring him closer to his\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1723647618_Maximilian_Kolbe_Credit_Nancy_Bauer_via_wwwshutterstockcom_CNA_1_20_16.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1723647618_Maximilian_Kolbe_Credit_Nancy_Bauer_via_wwwshutterstockcom_CNA_1_20_16.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1723647618_Maximilian_Kolbe_Credit_Nancy_Bauer_via_wwwshutterstockcom_CNA_1_20_16.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1723647618_Maximilian_Kolbe_Credit_Nancy_Bauer_via_wwwshutterstockcom_CNA_1_20_16.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20414,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/11-things-to-know-about-martin-scorseses-the-saints\/","url_meta":{"origin":8278,"position":2},"title":"11 things to know about Martin Scorsese\u2019s \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThe Saints\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Novembre 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Martin Scorsese on the set of his new series on the life of the saints. The show premieres Sunday, Nov, 17, 2024, on Fox Nation. \/ Credit: Slobodan Pikula\/Fox Nation National Catholic Register, Nov 16, 2024 \/ 10:00 am (CNA). On the heels of his announcement that he will make a film about the life of Jesus, controversial film director Martin Scorsese has now completed a docudrama series for Fox Nation called \"The Saints.\u201dDiscussing the project during a private\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1731837175_martinscorsesesaints111624.jpg?fit=934%2C622&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1731837175_martinscorsesesaints111624.jpg?fit=934%2C622&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1731837175_martinscorsesesaints111624.jpg?fit=934%2C622&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1731837175_martinscorsesesaints111624.jpg?fit=934%2C622&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":61431,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/the-knight-the-untold-story-of-one-of-the-20th-centurys-greatest-saints\/","url_meta":{"origin":8278,"position":3},"title":"\u2018The Knight:\u2019 The untold story of one of the 20th century\u2019s greatest saints","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Agosto 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cThe Knight\u201d \u2014 which airs at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, on EWTN \u2014 highlights three historical events that had a decisive impact on the life of St. Maximilian Kolbe. \/ Credit: EWTN Birmingham, Ala., Aug 22, 2025 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). Most people think of St. Maximilian Kolbe as the heroic martyr who traded places with another prisoner in Auschwitz, resulting in a painful death by starvation, but there is much more of the story to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"\u2018The Knight:\u2019 The untold story of one of the 20th century\u2019s greatest saints","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/%E2%80%98The-Knight-The-untold-story-of-one-of-the-20th-centurys-greatest-saints.webp?fit=800%2C521&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/%E2%80%98The-Knight-The-untold-story-of-one-of-the-20th-centurys-greatest-saints.webp?fit=800%2C521&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/%E2%80%98The-Knight-The-untold-story-of-one-of-the-20th-centurys-greatest-saints.webp?fit=800%2C521&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/%E2%80%98The-Knight-The-untold-story-of-one-of-the-20th-centurys-greatest-saints.webp?fit=800%2C521&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":60302,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/the-nagasaki-mission-house-built-by-st-maximilian-kolbe-that-survived-the-atomic-bomb-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":8278,"position":4},"title":"The Nagasaki mission house built by St. Maximilian Kolbe that survived the atomic bomb","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Ottobre 10, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"St. Maximilian Kolbe (bearded, in front row, center) and his companions in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1936. \/ Credit: Public Domain\/Courtesy of \u201cMaximilian Kolbe: The Saint of Auschwitz\u201d\/Sophia Institute Press Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 14, 2025 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). When the American military dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, 80 years ago on Aug. 9, 1945, the city was completely devastated \u2014 more than 40,000 people were instantly killed by the blast as well as about 60,000 more in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Nagasaki mission house built by St. Maximilian Kolbe that survived the atomic bomb","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Nagasaki-mission-house-built-by-St.-Maximilian-Kolbe-that-survived-the-atomic-bomb.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Nagasaki-mission-house-built-by-St.-Maximilian-Kolbe-that-survived-the-atomic-bomb.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Nagasaki-mission-house-built-by-St.-Maximilian-Kolbe-that-survived-the-atomic-bomb.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Nagasaki-mission-house-built-by-St.-Maximilian-Kolbe-that-survived-the-atomic-bomb.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":69863,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/scorseses-the-saints-spotlights-extraordinary-catholic-men-and-women\/","url_meta":{"origin":8278,"position":5},"title":"Scorsese\u2019s \u2018The Saints\u2019 spotlights extraordinary Catholic men and women","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Marzo 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"St. Patrick as depicted in Martin Scorsese\u2019s \u201cThe Saints.\u201d \/ Credit: Fox Nation CNA Staff, Nov 20, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). The second season of Martin Scorsese\u2019s docudrama series \u201cThe Saints\u201d premiered on Fox Nation on Nov. 16. The series highlights the extraordinary lives of men and women who embodied their faith and became saints in the Catholic Church. The new season includes episodes on St. Patrick, St. Peter, St. Thomas Becket, and St. Carlo Acutis.Created by Matti Leshem\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1723665650_Kolbe_14August.jpg?fit=900%2C500&ssl=1","mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack_publicize_connections","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8278"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=8278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}