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A window remembering the Polish Saint Maximilian Kolbe.
The window measures 510 by 380 mm. Predominantly blue flashed glass, etched, painted and stained. The window depicts Saint Maximilian Kolbe who died in Auschwitz during the holocaust. Etched into the top left of the window is a meaningful quote by St. Kolbe about the nature of truth.
The window measures 510 by 380 mm. Predominantly blue flashed glass, etched, painted and stained. The window depicts Saint Maximilian Kolbe who died in Auschwitz during the holocaust. Etched into the top left of the window is a meaningful quote by St. Kolbe about the nature of truth.
Father Kolbe, a Polish Saint:
Maximilian Kolbe was born in Poland on January 8, 1894. The two crowns on the right recall his vision of Mary, who appeared to him when he was a child and offered him the choice of the red crown of martyrdom or the white crown of purity - but he chose both and later entered the religious life and became a Jesuit priest, ministering to Christians and Jews alike.
Auschwitz concentration camp:
Maximilian was arrested by Nazi forces and put in prison Feb. 17, 1941. On May 28, 1941 he was transferred to Auschwitz, Poland and branded prisoner 16670 He was beaten many times. He ministered to other prisoners and said mass using smuggled bread and wine.
Fr Kolbe sacrifices his life to save another:
In July 1941, there was an escape from the camp. When a prisoner escapes, ten other prisoners are killed. The guards chose Francis Gajowniczek, a married man with young children to die for the escape. Maximilian volunteered to take his place in the starvation bunker. Maximilian died as he had wished, in service to others.
The background shows the bunker building in Auschwitz where he was imprisoned.
Maximilian Kolbe’s feast day is August 14. He is the patron saint of prisoners.
Maximilian Kolbe was born in Poland on January 8, 1894. The two crowns on the right recall his vision of Mary, who appeared to him when he was a child and offered him the choice of the red crown of martyrdom or the white crown of purity -
Auschwitz concentration camp:
Maximilian was arrested by Nazi forces and put in prison Feb. 17, 1941. On May 28, 1941 he was transferred to Auschwitz, Poland and branded prisoner 16670 He was beaten many times. He ministered to other prisoners and said mass using smuggled bread and wine.
Fr Kolbe sacrifices his life to save another:
In July 1941, there was an escape from the camp. When a prisoner escapes, ten other prisoners are killed. The guards chose Francis Gajowniczek, a married man with young children to die for the escape. Maximilian volunteered to take his place in the starvation bunker. Maximilian died as he had wished, in service to others.
The background shows the bunker building in Auschwitz where he was imprisoned.
Maximilian Kolbe’s feast day is August 14. He is the patron saint of prisoners.
Auschwitz prisoner No. 16670
Father Maximilian Kolbe
Father Maximilian Kolbe