MAXIMILIAN KOLBE'S PRIESTHOOD
Maximilian joined his brother in the religious group called the Conventual Franciscans in 1907. At this institution, he was given the religious name of Maximilian.
When Maximilian was in Rome in 1912, he attended Pontifical Gregorian University, where he earned a doctorate in philosophy. He also studied at Pontifical University of St. Bonaventure where he earned a doctorate in theology.
He was ordained as a priest in 1918. He taught Church History at Kraków seminary. He built friary in Warsaw, which was home to 762 Franciscans.
In 1930, Maximilian Kolbe went to Asia where he founded two friaries, one in Nagasaki and one in India. The friary in Nagasaki was not destroyed after the Nagasaki bombing, due to the protection from a nearby mountain.
When Maximilian was in Rome in 1912, he attended Pontifical Gregorian University, where he earned a doctorate in philosophy. He also studied at Pontifical University of St. Bonaventure where he earned a doctorate in theology.
He was ordained as a priest in 1918. He taught Church History at Kraków seminary. He built friary in Warsaw, which was home to 762 Franciscans.
In 1930, Maximilian Kolbe went to Asia where he founded two friaries, one in Nagasaki and one in India. The friary in Nagasaki was not destroyed after the Nagasaki bombing, due to the protection from a nearby mountain.