{"product_id":"saint-maximilian-kolbe-a-hero-of-the-holocaust-9781621643227","title":"Saint Maximilian Kolbe: A Hero of the Holocaust","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaximilian Kolbe's decision to take the place of a condemned man in the Auschwitz concentration camp is one of the greatest stories of heroism to emerge from the Holocaust. This book brings to life for a younger audience the incredible story of a Polish weaver's son who grew up to be a priest, a missionary, and a martyr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKolbe lived amid the political unrest, the social change, and the spiritual battles that shaped the modern world. In the thick of it all, he had one goal--to share the love of God with as many people as possible. And he was a great innovator, spreading the Gospel through multimedia--a work that took him all the way to Nagasaki, Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his deep love for Our Lady, Kolbe also founded a Marian movement that has spread throughout the world, the Militia Immaculatae, also known as the Knights of the Immaculata. His imitation of Mary's tremendous trust in God enabled him to bring hope everywhere he went, including a prison camp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFiorella De Maria\u003c\/b\u003e, an Anglo-Maltese writer living in Surrey, England, studied English Literature at the University of Cambridge. A winner of the National Book Prize of Malta, she has published eight other books with Ignatius Press, including \u003ci\u003eA Most Dangerous Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWe'll Never Tell Them\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Father Gabriel Mystery series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50727122010386,"sku":"9781621643227","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b6d7660b-01ea-4805-bd1d-1415a15fa39b.jpg?v=1734893436","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/saint-maximilian-kolbe-a-hero-of-the-holocaust-9781621643227","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}