St. Maximilian Kolbe [Photo by Haruyo Uchii]

This altar is located in the Basilica (the largest building with a high tower), close to the entrance. A prisoner was sentenced a penalty of death by hunger in Auschwitz, but he had five children, and Kolbe accepted the penalty in his stead.

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September 6, 1999; last modified Jan. 13, 2003. Soshichi Uchii

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