Kolbe has left a legendary legacy to his name. His feast day is the 14th of August, the day he died. There have been many schools and churches named in Kolbe's honor, including Kolbe Catholic college in Greenvale, Victoria. Kolbe is also the patron saint of drug addicts, political prisoners, families, journalists, prisoners and the pro-life movement. Pope John Paul declared him "The patron saint of our difficult century."