An anecdote about Maximilian’s childhood is well known.
He told his mother that Our Lady had appeared to him and offered him a choice between two crowns. In one hand she held a white crown, representing purity; in the other, a red crown, signifying martyrdom.
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An anecdote about Maximilian’s childhood is well known.
He told his mother that Our Lady had appeared to him and offered him a choice between two crowns. In one hand she held a white crown, representing purity; in the other, a red crown, signifying martyrdom.
Maximilian’s mother asked him which one he chose.
“Both,” he said.
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