THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
Maximilian Kolbe was born on January 8, 1894 in Zduńska Wola, Poland and died on August 14, 1941, aged 47.
Born
January 8, 1894
Maximilian Kolbe died aged 47.
Died: August 14, 1941
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Zduńska Wola, Poland
- Professions
- regular priest, Esperantist, religious, preacher, newspaper proprietor, mystic, confessor, pastor, publisher, writer, amateur radio operator, friar, Roman Catholic cleric, theologian, resistance fighter
- Citizenship
- Second Polish Republic, Russian Empire
More about Maximilian Kolbe
- Zodiac sign
- Capricorn
- Birth name
- Rajmund Kolbe
All birth date sources
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- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- GCatholic.org
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny
- Find a Grave
- SNAC
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
How old was Maximilian Kolbe when they died?
Maximilian Kolbe died aged 47.
When is Maximilian Kolbe’s birthday?
Maximilian Kolbe’s recorded birthday is January 8.
Where was Maximilian Kolbe born?
Maximilian Kolbe was born in Zduńska Wola, Poland.
What was Maximilian Kolbe’s name at birth?
Maximilian Kolbe’s recorded birth name is Rajmund Kolbe.
When did Maximilian Kolbe die?
Maximilian Kolbe died on August 14, 1941.