Editing Maximilian Kolbe (section)

==Influence==
[[File:Kościół MB Ostrobramskiej w Chrzanowie 13 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|right|The first monument to Maximilian Kolbe in Poland in [[Chrzanów]]]]
Kolbe influenced his own Order of Conventual Franciscan friars, as the [[Militia Immaculatae]] movement had continued.<ref name="Publishing2013"/> In recent years new religious and [[secular institute]]s have been founded, inspired from this spiritual way. Among these are the Missionaries of the Immaculate Mary – Fr. Kolbe, the Franciscan Friars of Mary Immaculate, and a parallel congregation of [[Religious Sister|religious sister]]s and others. The Franciscan Friars of Mary Immaculate are taught basic Polish so they can sing the traditional hymns sung by Kolbe, in his native tongue.<ref name="OFMI"/>

According to the friars:
<blockquote>Our patron, St. Maximilian Kolbe, inspires us with his unique [[Mariology]] and apostolic mission, which is to bring all souls to the Sacred Heart of Christ through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Christ's most pure, efficient, and holy instrument of evangelization – especially those most estranged from the Church.<ref name=OFMI/></blockquote>

[[File:Plum Edith Stein und Maximilian Kolbe.JPG|thumb|left|Stained-glass window by [[Alois Plum]] depicting [[Edith Stein]] and Maximilian Kolbe]]
Kolbe's views into [[Roman Catholic Mariology|Marian theology]] echo today through their influence on [[Vatican II]].<ref name="Patron"/> His image may be found in churches across Europe<ref name=westminster/> and throughout the world. Several churches in Poland are under his patronage, such as the Sanctuary of Saint Maxymilian in [[Zduńska Wola]] and the Church of Saint Maxymilian Kolbe in [[Szczecin]].<ref name="Sanktuarium Św. Maksymiliana – Zduńska Wola – DIECEZJA WŁOCŁAWSKA -KURIA DIECEZJALNA WŁOCŁAWSKA"/><ref name="smmkolbeci"/> A museum, [[Museum of St. Maximilian Kolbe "There was a Man"]], was opened in Niepokalanów in 1998.<ref name="Niepokalanów"/>

In 1963, [[Rolf Hochhuth]] published ''[[The Deputy]]'', a play influenced by Kolbe's life, and dedicated to him.<ref name="psb297"/> In 2000, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (US) designated Marytown in [[Libertyville, Illinois]] home to a community of Conventual Franciscan friars, as the [[National Shrine]] of St. Maximilian Kolbe.<ref name="National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe"/>

In 1991, [[Krzysztof Zanussi]] released a Polish film about the life of Kolbe, ''{{ill|Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe|pl|3=Życie za życie. Maksymilian Kolbe|lt=Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe}}'', with [[Edward Żentara]] as Kolbe. The [[Senate of Poland|Polish Senate]] declared 2011 to be the year of Maximilian Kolbe.<ref name="senat"/>

In 2023, the Mexican production company Dos Corazones Films released the animated feature film ''Max'', which recounts part of the Franciscan's life.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silva |first=Matilde Latorre de |date=2023-10-19 |title='Max', la conmovedora película animada con un héroe real: el santo que se sacrificó por un padre en Auschwitz |url=https://www.eldebate.com/religion/catolicos/20231019/max-conmovedora-pelicula-animada-heroe-real-santo-sacrifico-padre-auschwitz_147320.html |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=El Debate |language=es}}</ref>

[[File:Maksymilian kolbe pomnik park jordana krakow.jpg|thumb|A bust of Kolbe in [[Henryk Jordan Park, Kraków|Henryk Jordan Park]] in [[Kraków]]]]