Maria Was His Middle Name: Day-By-Day with Blessed Maximilian Maria Kolbe

by Jerzy M. Dománski, Regis N. Barwig & Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

The book Maria Was His Middle Name is a biography of Blessed Maximillian Maria Kolbe, later known by his Nazi Death Camp Branding: Auschwitz Prisoner #16670 was a Polish priest who was martyred in Auschwitz during World War II.

Maximilian Kolbe volunteered his own life to spare a fellow prisoner in Auschwitz that was selected to be executed that day. Kolbe's service to God and his fellow man were abundantly portrayed throughout his life and execution.

The book is based on the writings of Kolbe's fellow prisoners and tells the story of his life, his work and his heroic death and selfless sacrifice martyrdom at Auschwitz.

• Compilation Director: Jerzy M. Dománski
• Translator: Regis N. Barwig
• Preface: Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
• Book Unique Identifier: 16670
• Book Binding: Paperback
• Subjects: Biographies & Memoirs, World War II, Holocaust & Death Camps, Catholic Saints, Maximilian Kolbe, Polish Saints, Catholic Martyrs, Auschwitz, Holy Mother, Our Lady, Christianity, Twentieth-Century Saints, Roman Catholicism, Virtues & Values, Selflessness & Sacrafice, Acts of Bravery & Service, Priesthood, Prisoners of Nazi Germany 
• ISBN-13: 9780686101802
• ISBN-10: 0686101804
• Language: English

Maria Was His Middle Name is a beautiful and spiritually awakening inspiration delivering the account of a man who lived his life in service to others—and in turned, died exactly how he lived.