Priest
Maximilian Kolbe
Volunteered to take the place of a stranger condemned to death by starvation at Auschwitz. The man he saved lived another fifty-three years.
Maximilian Maria Kolbe, OFM Conv. was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, priest, missionary, and martyr. He volunteered to die in place of a man named Franciszek Gajowniczek in the German death camp of Auschwitz, located in German-occupied Poland during World War II. He had been active in promoting the veneration of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, founding and supervising the monastery of Niepokalanów near Warsaw, operating an amateur-radio station (SP3RN), and founding or running several other organizations and publications.
- Born
- 1894-01-08, Zdunska Wola, PolandA Monday
- Died
- 1941-08-14, Oswiecim, PolandA Thursday, aged 47
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- Second Polish Republic
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1894-01-08, Zdunska Wola, Poland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Warsawthe zone used then
Europe/WarsawThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 18°11′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 2°33′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 5°30′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 29°53′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 5°00′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 21°30′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 24°36′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 14°35′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 11°13′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 9°08′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1941-08-14, Oswiecim, Poland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Warsawthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 21°12′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 14°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 16°17′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 22°03′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 20°02′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 16°35′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 27°53′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 0°08′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 26°06′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 4°25′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Maximilian Kolbe was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.