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Kolbe was born in Poland in 1894, the second son of Julius and Maryanne Kolbe. What name was he given at birth? |
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As a small boy, the rambunctious Kolbe was a handful to his parents. One day his exasperated mother asked him a question which brought about a complete change in him. What did she say? |
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As a child, Kolbe had a dream that the Virgin Mary offered him two crowns, a white crown (for chastity) and a red crown (for martyrdom)and asked him to choose. What choice did he make? |
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In his teen years, in the early 1900s, Kolbe took an interest in something which was then not even in its infancy. What was it? |
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At the age of 13, Kolbe entered a religious order. Which order did he enter? |
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Kolbe had a lifelong devotion to the Blessed Virgin and, shortly before his ordination in 1918, founded an organization dedicated to the Mother of God. What was it called? |
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In 1927, a Polish prince, moved by Kolbe's zeal and faith, gave him a large tract of land near Warsaw. On this land, Kolbe, with the help of fellow Franciscans, built housing for a religious community, along with a chapel and administrative offices. What was this community called? |
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By this time, Kolbe was suffering from an illness which would plague him for the rest of his life. What was it? |
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In 1930, after meeting some students from another country, Kolbe left Poland to establish another community, identical to the one he had started near Warsaw, in this ill-fated city. |
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In 1941, Kolbe was arrested and sentenced to hard labor in this concentration camp. |
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In July of 1941, Kolbe asked to take the place of another prisoner, who had a wife and family. When asked why he wanted to do this, what answer did he give? |
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Although he eventually was killed by an injection of carbolic acid, how was Kolbe originally sentenced to die? |
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On what church feast day did Kolbe die? |
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Which of these pontiffs elevated Kolbe to sainthood? |
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Which of the following is Kolbe the official patron saint of? |
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