Poland: Auschwitz martyr Kolbe remembered

The Jerusalem Post ^ | Aug. 14, 2006

[lizol]

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[The Old Hoosier]

A truly great saint.

As I understand it, he doesn't even get a cross marker at Auschwitz.

[Aggie Mama]

I wonder why not. =( Perhaps people forget that thousands of Christians were sent their death too.

[fogofbobegabay]

A very holy saint. It is hard to be forgiving when one ponders the magnitude of the crimes committed by the Germans. They murdered the best of a generation.

[RushCrush]

When I was there he did... did something change?

[Global2010]

St. kolbe bump!

[The Old Hoosier]

Millions, in fact -- although not all for being Christian.

[lizol]

The last picture of Franciszek Gajowniczek - the man saved by St Maximilian.
He died on March 13, 1995, at Brzeg in Poland, 95 years old - and 53 years after Kolbe had saved him. But he was never to forget the ragged monk. After his release from Auschwitz, Gajowniczek spent the next five decades paying homage to Father Kolbe, honoring the man who died on his behalf.

http://home8.inet.tele.dk/aaaa/Kolbe.htm

[Obie Wan]

If You want to see the difference between Islam and Christianity see Maximilian Kolbe, a Franciscan friar who gained martyrdom by volunteering to die in the place of another man at the Nazi death camp.If Kolbe had been an Islamic scumbag he would have volunteered to die ONLY to kill more innocent life !!!

[rampage8]

My RC church in PA is actually named after him. His story is truly inspiring.

[The Blitherer]

See, now THIS is a TRUE martyr.

[Ciexyz]

Prayers offered up in honor of his sacrifice.

[antiRepublicrat]

I disagree with a lot of Kolbe's views on Jews and capitalism, but you can't say anything bad about a man who would give his life for a stranger. It is inspirational.

Except for the motive of the switch and its effect on the survivor, this reminds me of the Anthony Hopkins movie The Tenth Man.

[Nihil Obstat]

great post - thank you

[Sprite518]

Kolbe has faith of steel, and guts that most ma\en cannot even fathom.

[Sprite518]

Kolbe has faith of steel, and guts that most men cannot even fathom.

[mware]

We are in need for his intercession today.

[Pyro7480]

Ping!

[ishmac]

As I understand it, he doesn't even get a cross marker at Auschwitz.

I don't know about the cross marker, but there's a noteworthy shrine devoted to him in the cell where he died--at least there was in '99 when I visited Auschwitz.