#76285Most Popular
Maximilian Kolbe
Religious LeaderAbout
Beatified by Pope Paul VI in 1971 and later canonized by Pope John Paul II, he heroically took the place of a stranger given a death sentence at the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp.
Before Fame
He claimed that the Virgin Mary appeared to him when he was a child and asked him if he was willing to become a martyr.
Trivia
- He hid 2,000 Jewish people from the Nazis before being arrested in 1941.
Family Life
He was born in Zdu?ska Wola in the Kingdom of Poland.
Associated With
He died in Auschwitz, a concentration camp established by Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime.
Popularity Trend
#53830
May 26
May 26
#58614
May 27
May 27
#63455
May 28
May 28
#68113
May 29
May 29
#40201
May 30
May 30
#47799
May 31
May 31
#56424
Jun 1
Jun 1
#56424
Jun 2
Jun 2
#56424
Jun 3
Jun 3
#56424
Jun 4
Jun 4
#56424
Jun 5
Jun 5
#56424
Jun 6
Jun 6
#66411
Jun 7
Jun 7
#74548
Jun 8
Jun 8
#60491
Jun 9
Jun 9
#65773
Jun 10
Jun 10
#48549
Jun 11
Jun 11
#49174
Jun 12
Jun 12
#51212
Jun 13
Jun 13
#52398
Jun 14
Jun 14
#53473
Jun 15
Jun 15
#55161
Jun 16
Jun 16
#56951
Jun 17
Jun 17
#58457
Jun 18
Jun 18
#59027
Jun 19
Jun 19
#60117
Jun 20
Jun 20
#61916
Jun 21
Jun 21
#64880
Jun 22
Jun 22
#68954
Jun 23
Jun 23
#73200
Jun 24
Jun 24
May 26Jun 24
Popularity Rankings
Fans Also Viewed
More January 8
View All
Born in Poland
View All
More named Maximilian
Advertisement