by Jeremiah J. Smith (Author)
Covering the life of the famous martyr of the Nazi concentration camp in Auschwitz, this beautifully written biography shows how Fr. Kolbe (+1941) worked mightily to conquer the world for Christ through Mary Immaculate. His desire to win the salvation of souls, even to the point of offering his own life in the place of another, encourages the reader to evangelize with zeal like this heroic saint of modern times.
Author Biography
The Rev. Father Jeremiah J. Smith, O.F.M. CONV., was a priest and author of the twentieth century. His biography Saint Maximilian Kolbe: Knight of the Immaculata is full of fascinating tales of the saint\'s early youth, dream of martyrdom, and relationship with St. Therese of the Little Flower. Father Smith's book was originally published in 1952 by Conventual Franciscan Publications, New York, with the Nihil Obstat, Imprimatur, and Imprimi Potest. It was retypeset and republished by TAN in 1998.