Backstory
Where was St. Maximilian Kolbe born?
HINT: in Europe
Poland
When was St Maximilian Kolbe canonized?
October 10, 1982
What did he do while at the concentration camp?
Worked as a priest and spread God's word
Who was the first Catholic Saint?
St. Ulrich of Augsburg
What does DNN stand for?
Dolphin News Network
What rank in the church was S. Maximilian Kolbe?
(pope, priest, deacon, etc.)
Priest
Which Pope canonized St Maximilian Kolbe?
Pope John Paul II (the second)
Why was St. Maximilian Kolbe sent to the concentration camp?
hiding Jewish people
What did St. Francis Xavier work as?
a missionary
What is the abbreviated name of our our school?
SAOPCS
How old was he when he had a vision of the Virgin Mary?
10 years old
How could you honor St. Maximilian Kolbe today?
Write a letter to a prisoner
(answers may vary)
When he was a child, what did he want to grow up to be?
a soldier
What religious group did St. Ignatius of Loyola found?
the Jesuits
How long has Mrs. Tucker been principal?
6 years
What group arrested St. Maximilian Kolbe?
The Nazis
Where is a famous statue of St. Maximilian Kolbe located?
Westminster Abbey
When is St. Maximilian Kolbe's feast day?
August 14
Where is St. Katherine Drexel University located?
Philadelphia
Who is the pastor of the school parish?
Father Jesse
What concentration camp was he sent to?
Auschwitz
Why is he considered a Saint?
HINT: what did he do for others?
He sacrificed his life for a father
Name at least three things that St. Maximilian Kolbe is the patron saint of.
amateur radio operators, drug addicts, political prisoners, families, journalists, prisoners
Who was the first follower of St. Francis of Assisi?
St. Clare of Assisi
What year did St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School open?
2001