Everything about St Casimir totally explained
Saint Casimir Jagiellon (
October 3 1458 -
March 4,
1484),
patron saint of
Poland and
Lithuania, was prince of Poland and the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Biography
A member of the
Jagiellon dynasty, Casimir was born at
Wawel, the
royal palace in
Kraków, and died at
Hrodna.
St. Casimir ( ) was the grandson of
Jogaila and was the second son of
Grand Duke of Lithuania and later king of Poland
Casimir IV and Queen
Elisabeth of Austria. His grandfather was
Albert II Habsburg, king of
Bohemia, king of
Hungary, and "
King of the Romans" in the
Holy Roman Empire.
From the age of nine, St. Casimir received his education from Fr.
Jan Długosz and Filippo Buonaccorsi (also known as
Filip Callimachus). When Casimir was thirteen he was offered the throne of
Hungary by factions discontented with king
Mattias Corvinus. Casimir, who was eager to defend the Cross against the
Turks, accepted the call and went to Hungary to receive the crown. His uncle
Władysław III, king of Poland and Hungary, had earlier been killed in battle at
Varna in
1444. Casimir was unsuccessful in his undertaking and returned as a fugitive. He again became the pupil of Fr. Długosz in
1475. His father, King Casimir IV, had initiated him well into public affairs and when his brother Władysław, ascended to the Bohemian throne, Casimir became heir-apparent to the throne of Poland. In
1479, the king went to Lithuania for five years, and Casimir was left in charge of Poland. From
1481-
1483 he administered the state with great prudence and justice. His father tried to arrange a marriage with a daughter of Emperor
Frederick III, but Casimir preferred to remain single. Due to his devout faith and weakened by excessive fasting, he developed severe lung problems, possibly
tuberculosis, which he proved unable to fight off. On a journey to Lithuania in
1484, he died at
Hrodna,
Belarus. His remains were interred in
Vilnius,
Lithuania. There is a Chapel of Saint Casimir in
Vilnius Cathedral where his remains rest.
St. Casimir lived and reigned with great dignity and possessed great charm and character. Several miracles are ascribed to him. He was
canonized by
Pope Adrian VI in
1522 and is the
patron saint of several countries.
On
June 11,
1948 Pope Pius XII named Saint Casimir the special patron of all youth.
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