Author: | Fr James E McCurry, OFM | ISBN: | 9781784693008 |
Publisher: | Catholic Truth Society | Publication: | June 19, 2017 |
Imprint: | Catholic Truth Society | Language: | English |
Author: | Fr James E McCurry, OFM |
ISBN: | 9781784693008 |
Publisher: | Catholic Truth Society |
Publication: | June 19, 2017 |
Imprint: | Catholic Truth Society |
Language: | English |
A new biography of the famous martyr of the death camps. The Franciscan priest-martyr Maximilian Kolbe died at Auschwitz in 1941. This interpretative biography is based upon his writings and first-hand testimonies from people who knew him. Many of these witnesses the author himself has known and interviewed, including the man for whom Fr. Kolbe sacrificed his life, Franciszek Gajowniczek.
A new biography of the famous martyr of the death camps. The Franciscan priest-martyr Maximilian Kolbe died at Auschwitz in 1941. This interpretative biography is based upon his writings and first-hand testimonies from people who knew him. Many of these witnesses the author himself has known and interviewed, including the man for whom Fr. Kolbe sacrificed his life, Franciszek Gajowniczek.