#Saint Casimir Jagiellon

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SAINT OF THE DAY (March 4)

On March 4, the Catholic Church honors Saint Casimir Jagiellon, a prince whose life of service to God has made him a patron saint of Poland, Lithuania, and young people.

In 1984, Pope John Paul II addressed Lithuanian pilgrims commemorating the 500th anniversary of the prince's death.

He said, "the Church proclaimed Casimir a saint and placed him before us not only to be venerated but also that we might imitate his heroic virtues and follow his example of holiness.”

“His witness of great faith and fervent piety continues to have special meaning for us today,” the Pope said, noting especially the challenging call he offers to young people.

“His life of purity and prayer beckons you to practice your faith with courage and zeal, to reject the deceptive attractions of modern permissive society, and to live your convictions with fearless confidence and joy.”

Casimir Jagiellon was born on 3 October 1458, the third of thirteen children born to Poland's King Casimir IV and his wife Elizabeth of Austria.

King Casimir IV’s father had converted to Catholicism from paganism and introduced Christianity to Lithuania.

King Casimir IV was, therefore, raised in a good Catholic home, which he also provided to his children.

A faithful Catholic herself, Queen Elizabeth was the loving mother of her thirteen children.

He and several of his brothers studied with the priest and historian John Dlugosz, whose deep piety and political expertise influenced Casimir in his upbringing.

The young prince had a distaste for the luxury of courtly life. He instead chose the way of asceticism and devotion.

He wore plain clothes with a hair shirt beneath them and slept frequently on the ground. He would spend much of the night in prayer and meditation on the suffering and death of Christ.

Casimir showed his love for God through these exercises of devotion and also through his material charity to the poor.

He was known as a deeply compassionate young man who felt others' pains acutely.

The young prince was only 13 years old when his father was asked by the Hungarians to offer his son as their new king.

Casimir was eager to aid the Hungarians in their defense against the Turks and went to be crowned. This plan was unsuccessful, however, and he was forced to return to Poland.

After his return, Casimir resumed his studies with Dlugosz, while developing a canny grasp of politics by observing his father's rule.

In 1479, the king left Poland to attend to state business in Lithuania, leaving Prince Casimir in charge of the realm between 1481 and 1483.

Advisers to the prince joined his father in trying to convince Casimir to marry. But he preferred to remain single, focusing his life on the service of God and the good of his people.

After experiencing symptoms of tuberculosis, Casimir foresaw his death and prepared for it by deepening his devotion to God.

He died en route to Lithuania on 4 March 1484 and was buried with a copy of a Marian hymn he frequently recited.

He was believed to have been canonized by Pope Leo X in 1521 or Pope Adrian VI in 1522.

His canonization was finally confirmed by Pope Clement VIII in 1602.

One notable miracle took place in 1519 when the Lithuanian army was engaged in battle with the Russians.

It is said that Saint Casimir appeared to the Lithuanian soldiers in a vision and directed them to a place where they could best defend their city, which they successfully did.

This might be the reason that Casimir is the patron saint of both Poland and Lithuania.

Five centuries after his death, Pope John Paul II recalled how St. Casimir “embraced a life of celibacy, submitted himself humbly to God’s will in all things, devoted himself with tender love to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and developed a fervent practice of adoring Christ present in the Blessed Sacrament.”

“To all,” the Pope said, “he was a shining example of poverty and of sacrificial love for the poor and needy.”

On 11 June 1948, when many Lithuanians were displaced war refugees, Pope Pius XII named Casimir the special patron of Lithuanian youth.

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St. Casimir of Poland (1458-1484).

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THE DESCRIPTION OF SAINT CASIMIR JAGIELLON The Patron of the Lithuanian Youth Feast Day: March 4

"By the power of the Holy Ghost, Casimir burned with a sincere and unpretentious love for Almighty God that was almost unbelievable in its strength. So rich was his love and so abundantly did it fill his heart, that it flowed out from his inner spirit toward his fellow men. As a result nothing was more pleasant, nothing more desirable for him, than to share his belongings and even to dedicate and give his entire self to Christ’s poor, to strangers, to the sick, to those in captivity and all who suffer. To widows, orphans and the afflicted, he was not only a guardian and patron but a father, son and brother!" -from the Biography of St. Casimir, written by a contemporary

A member of the Jagiellon dynasty, Casimir was born in Wawel Castle in Kraków on October 3, 1458. He was the third child and the second son of the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Casimir IV Andrew Jagiellon and Queen Elisabeth Habsburg of Austria.

Although educated in a royal court, he devoted his life to prayer and penance. He was particularly devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary, in whose honor, he composed the well-known 'Hymn of St. Casimir'.

Because of his honesty and generosity, the people called him the 'Patron of the Poor'. In 1471, the crown of Hungary was offered to him, and Casimir consented only out of obedience to his father. Before he could take possession of the kingdom, a contending prince challenged him with a strong army.

Unwilling to initiate a bloody war, he withdrew to Poland and promised never again to take up arms for an unjust cause. Casimir preserved his chastity to the very end of his life, and not even Kunigunde of Austria, the daughter of Emperor Frederick III could induce him to enter the married life.

In 1484, he contracted a painful tuberculosis and died at the age of 25 on March 4th in Grodno. His remains were interred in Vilnius Cathedral, where the dedicated Saint Casimir's Chapel was built in 1636.

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Partial List of Royal Saints

Saint Abgar (died c. AD 50) - King of Edessa, first known Christian monarch 

Saint Adelaide of Italy (931 - 999) - Holy Roman Empress as wife of Otto the Great

Saint Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury (died 944) - Queen of the English as wife of King Edmund I

Saint Æthelberht of Kent (c. 550 - 616) - King of Kent

Saint Æthelberht of East Anglia (died 794) - King of East Anglia

Saint Agnes of Bohemia (1211 - 1282) - Bohemian Princess, descendant of Saint Ludmila and Saint Wenceslaus, first cousin of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Saint Bertha of Kent (c. 565 - c. 601) - Frankish Princess and Queen of Kent as wife of Saint Æthelberht

Saint Canute (c. 1042 - 1086) - King of Denmark

Saint Canute Lavard (1096 - 1131) - Danish Prince

Saint Casimir Jagiellon (1458 - 1484) - Polish Prince

Saint Cormac (died 908) - King of Munster

Saint Clotilde (c. 474 - 545) - Queen of the Franks as wife of Clovis I

Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg (c. 975 - 1033) - Holy Roman Empress as wife of Saint Henry II

Saint Edmund the Martyr (died 869) - King of East Anglia

Saint Edward the Confessor (c. 1003 - 1066) - King of England

Saint Edward the Martyr (c. 962 - 978) - King of the English

Saint Elesbaan (Kaleb of Axum) (6th century) - King of Axum

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (1207 - 1231) - Princess of Hungary and Landgravine of Thuringia

Saint Elizabeth of Portugal (1271 - 1336) - Princess of Aragon and Queen Consort of Portugal

Saint Emeric (c. 1007 - 1031) - Prince of Hungary and son of Saint Stephen of Hungary

Saint Eric IX (died 1160) - King of Sweden

Saint Ferdinand (c. 1199 - 1252) - King of Castile and Toledo

Blessed Gisela of Hungary (c. 985 - 1065) - Queen Consort of Hungary as wife of Saint Stephen of Hungary

Saint Helena (c. 246 - c. 330) - Roman Empress and mother of Constantine the Great

Saint Henry II (973 - 1024) - Holy Roman Emperor

Saint Isabelle of France (1224 - 1270) - Princess of France and younger sister of Saint Louis IX

Saint Jadwiga (Hedwig) (c. 1373 - 1399) - Queen of Poland

Saint Joan of Valois (1464 - 1505) - French Princess and briefly Queen Consort as wife of Louis XII

Blessed Joanna of Portugal (1452 - 1490) - Portuguese princess who served as temporary regent for her father King Alfonso V

Blessed Karl of Austria (1887 - 1922) - Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, King of Croatia, and King of Bohemia

Saint Kinga of Poland (1224 - 1292) - Hungarian Princess, wife of Bolesław V of Poland and niece of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Saint Ladislaus (c. 1040 - 1095) - King of Hungary and King of Croatia

Saint Louis IX (1214 - 1270) - King of France

Saint Ludmila (c. 860 - 921) - Czech Princess and grandmother of Saint Wenceslaus, Duke of Bohemia

Blessed Mafalda of Portugal (c. 1195 - 1256) - Portuguese Princess and Queen Consort of Castile, sister of Blessed Theresa of Portugal

Saint Margaret of Hungary (1242 - 1270) - Hungarian Princess, younger sister of Saint Kinga of Poland and niece of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Saint Margaret of Scotland (c. 1045 - 1093) - English Princess and Queen Consort of Scotland

Blessed Maria Cristina of Savoy (1812 - 1836) - Sardinian Princess and Queen Consort of the Two Sicilies

Saint Matilda of Ringelheim (c. 892 - 968) - Saxon noblewoman and Queen of East Francia as wife of Henry I

Saint Olaf (c. 995 - 1030) - King of Norway

Saint Olga of Kiev (c. 900 - 969) - Grand Princess of Kiev and regent for her son Sviatoslav I, grandmother of Saint Vladimir the Great

Saint Oswald (c. 604 - 642) - King of Northumbria

Saint Radegund (c. 520 - 587) - Thuringian Princess and Frankish Queen

Saint Sigismund of Burgundy (died 524) - King of the Burgundians

Saint Stephen of Hungary (c. 975 - 1038) - King of Hungary

Blessed Theresa of Portugal (1176 - 1250) - Portuguese Princess and Queen of León as wife of King Alfonso IX, sister of Blessed Mafalda

Saint Vladimir the Great (c. 958 - 1015) - Grand Prince of Kiev and grandson of Saint Olga of Kiev

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Kraków Katedra śś. Stanisława i Wacława na Wawelu, XI-XIX w. Wieża Zegarowa, XIV-XIX w. foto z 18 listopada 2017

Barokowy hełm z lat 1713-1716, według projektu Kacpra Bażanki. Z czterech narożników spoglądają święci patroni Polski - Stanisław ze Szczepanowa, Wojciech, Kazimierz Jagiellończyk i Wacław.

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Kraków, Poland The Wawel Cathedral of SS Stanislaus and Wenceslaus, 11-19th c. Clock Tower, 15th-19th c. taken on 18 November 2017

The Baroque roof (1713-1716) was designed by Kacper Bażanka. Four patron saints of Poland watch from the corners: Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Adalbert of Prague, Casimir Jagiellon and Wenceslaus I.

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Church of Saint Casimir Jagiellon (interior), 4 Reformacka street, Old Town, Krakow, Poland

Kościół św. Kazimierza Królewicza (wnętrze), ul. Reformacka 4, Stare Miasto, Kraków

Położenie: 50° 3′ 53,5″ N, 19° 56′ 10,3″ E

Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202 - Praca własna

(via Church_of_Saint_Casimir_Jagiellon_(interior),_4_Reformacka_street,_Old_Town,_Krakow,_Poland)

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Happy Saint Casimir’s Fair, Lithuania!  The patron saint of Lithuania, Casimir was a Polish prince, one of the Jagiellons, who was known for his devotion to God and piousness, possibly as a result of the failed attempt to install him as King of Hungary during the tumultuous 15th Century in Central Europe.  He died young and was almost immediately venerated, particularly in Lithuania.

Stamp details: Stamps on top: Issued on: December 14, 1959 From: Vatican City, Vatican City-State MC #330-331

Stamps on bottom: Issued on: February 28, 1984 From: Vatican City, Vatican City-State MC #846-847

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SAINT OF THE DAY (March 4)

On March 4, the Catholic Church honors Saint Casimir Jagiellon, a prince whose life of service to God has made him a patron saint of Poland, Lithuania, and young people.

In 1984, Pope John Paul II addressed Lithuanian pilgrims commemorating the 500th anniversary of the prince's death.

He said the Church “proclaimed Casimir a saint and placed him before us not only to be venerated but also that we might imitate his heroic virtues and follow his example of holiness.”

“His witness of great faith and fervent piety continues to have special meaning for us today,” the Pope said, noting especially the challenging call he offers to young people.

“His life of purity and prayer beckons you to practice your faith with courage and zeal, to reject the deceptive attractions of modern permissive society, and to live your convictions with fearless confidence and joy.”

Casimir Jagiellon was born on 3 October 1458, the third of thirteen children born to Poland's King Casimir IV and his wife Elizabeth of Austria.

He and several of his brothers studied with the priest and historian John Dlugosz, whose deep piety and political expertise influenced Casimir in his upbringing.

The young prince had a distaste for the luxury of courtly life and instead chose the way of asceticism and devotion.

He wore plain clothes with a hair shirt beneath them, slept frequently on the ground, and would spend much of the night in prayer and meditation on the suffering and death of Christ.

Casimir showed his love for God through these exercises of devotion and also through his material charity to the poor.

He was known as a deeply compassionate young man who felt the pains of others acutely.

The young prince was only 13 years old when his father was asked by the Hungarians to offer his son as their new king.

Casimir was eager to aid the Hungarians in their defense against the Turks and went to be crowned.

This plan was unsuccessful, however, and he was forced to return to Poland.

After his return, Casimir resumed his studies with Dlugosz, while developing a canny grasp of politics by observing his father's rule.

In 1479, the king left Poland to attend to state business in Lithuania, leaving Prince Casimir in charge of the realm between 1481 and 1483.

Advisers to the prince joined his father in trying to convince Casimir to marry. But he preferred to remain single, focusing his life on the service of God and the good of his people.

After experiencing symptoms of tuberculosis, Casimir foresaw his death and prepared for it by deepening his devotion to God.

He died en route to Lithuania on 4 March 1484. He was buried with a copy of a Marian hymn he frequently recited.

His canonization was initiated by his brother, King Sigismund I the Old, in 1514. Tradition holds that he was canonized in 1521.

Five centuries after his death, Pope John Paul II recalled how St. Casimir “embraced a life of celibacy, submitted himself humbly to God’s will in all things, devoted himself with tender love to the Blessed Virgin Mary l, and developed a fervent practice of adoring Christ present in the Blessed Sacrament.”

“To all,” the Pope said, “he was a shining example of poverty and of sacrificial love for the poor and needy.”

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SAINT OF THE DAY (March 4)

On March 4, the Catholic Church honors Saint Casimir Jagiellon, a prince whose life of service to God has made him a patron saint of Poland, Lithuania and young people.

In 1984, Pope John Paul II addressed Lithuanian pilgrims commemorating the 500th anniversary of the prince's death.

He said:

"The Church proclaimed Casimir a saint and placed him before us not only to be venerated but also that we might imitate his heroic virtues and follow his example of holiness.”

“His witness of great faith and fervent piety continues to have special meaning for us today,” the Pope said, noting especially the “challenging call” he offers to young people.

“His life of purity and prayer beckons you to practice your faith with courage and zeal, to reject the deceptive attractions of modern permissive society, and to live your convictions with fearless confidence and joy.”

Casimir Jagiellon was born on 3 October 1458.

He was the third of thirteen children born to Poland's King Casimir IV and his wife Elizabeth of Austria.

He and several of his brothers studied with the priest and historian John Dlugosz, whose deep piety and political expertise influenced Casimir in his upbringing.

The young prince had a distaste for the luxury of courtly life, and instead chose the way of asceticism and devotion.

He wore plain clothes with a hair shirt beneath them, slept frequently on the ground, and would spend much of the night in prayer and meditation on the suffering and death of Christ.

Casimir showed his love for God through these exercises of devotion and his material charity to the poor.

He was known as a deeply compassionate young man who felt others' pains acutely.

The young prince was only 13 years old when his father was asked by the Hungarians to offer his son as their new king.

Casimir was eager to aid the Hungarians in their defense against the Turks and went to be crowned.

This plan was unsuccessful, however, and he was forced to return to Poland.

After his return, Casimir resumed his studies with Dlugosz, while developing a canny grasp of politics by observing his father's rule.

In 1479, the king left Poland to attend to state business in Lithuania, leaving Prince Casimir in charge of the realm between 1481 and 1483.

Advisers to the prince joined his father in trying to convince Casimir to marry. But he preferred to remain single, focusing his life on the service of God and the good of his people.

After experiencing symptoms of tuberculosis, Casimir foresaw his death and prepared for it by deepening his devotion to God.

He died en route to Lithuania on 4 March 1484.

He was buried in Vilnius, Lithuania with a copy of a Marian hymn he frequently recited.

Pope Adrian VI canonized him in 1522.

Five centuries after his death, Pope John Paul II recalled how St. Casimir:

“embraced a life of celibacy, submitted himself humbly to God’s will in all things, devoted himself with tender love to the Blessed Virgin Mary and developed a fervent practice of adoring Christ present in the Blessed Sacrament.”

“To all,” the Pope said, “he was a shining example of poverty and of sacrificial love for the poor and needy.”

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Love Live Idols and its Saints - Aqours

So to end this one here, here's our girls from Uranohoshi Girls' HS - Aqours!

January 1 - Dia Kurosawa

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God: One of the most important Marian feasts days to start the New Year. It is to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary under the aspect of her motherhood of Jesus Christ, whom Christians see as the Lord, Son of God, and it is celebrated by the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church on 1 January, the Octave (8th) day of Christmastide.

February 10 - Kanan Matsuura

St. Scholastica: According to a tradition from the 9th century, she is the twin sister of St. Benedict. She is the foundress of the women’s branch of Benedictine Monasticism, and is the patron saint of nuns, education, and convulsive children, and is invoked against storms and rain, due to a narrative that can be found in the Dialogues by St. Gregory the Great.

March 4th - Hanamaru Kunikida

St. Casimir (Casimir Jagiellon): Polish confessor who was a prince of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He is King Casimir IV's second oldest son, he was tutored by a diplomat and Polish chronicler Johannes Longinus. He became known for his piety, devotion to God, and generosity towards the sick and poor. A 16th century picture of the saint that has three hands is considered to be miraculous. His major shine can be found in Vilnius and is named the patron saint of the Lithuanian youth by Pope Pius XII in 1948.

April 17 - You Watanabe

St. Kateri Tekakwitha: Known as the 'Lily of the Mohawks', she is a Algonquin–Mohawk laywoman and a religious ascetic. She converted to Catholicism at 19 years old, and renamed Kateri in honor of St. Catherine of Siena. As a result of her refusal to marry, she left her village and moved for the remaining five years of her life to the Jesuit mission village of Kahnawake, south of Montreal in New France (present day Canada). Canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 2012, she is the patron saint of environmentalism, ecologists and of the Diocese of Bangued in the Philippines. Her major shrine can be found in Kahnawake, Quebec. There are two feast days for her: July 14th in the United States, and April 17th in Canada.

June 13 - Mari Ohara

St. Anthony of Padua: Franciscan Portuguese friar and priest who is noted by his contemporaries for his powerful preaching, expert knowledge of scripture, and undying love and devotion to the poor and the sick, he was one of the most quickly canonized saints in church history. Although he is known as the patron of lost items, his major shrine can be found in Padua, Italy. In January 1946, he is proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XII, and is given the title of Doctor Evangelicus (Evangelical Doctor).

July 13 - Yoshiko 'Yohane' Tsushima

St. Henry the Exuberant (Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor): Holy Roman Emperor who reigned until his death in 1024 and is the last member of the Ottonian dynasty of Emperors as he had no children. During his lifetime, Henry became an oblate of the Benedictine Order, and today is venerated within the Order as the patron saint of all oblates, along with Frances of Rome. His relics were carried on campaigns against heretics in the 1160s, and is the patron saint of the city of Basel, Switzerland, and of St Henry's Marist Brothers' College in Durban, South Africa.

August 1 - Chika Takami

St. Alphonsus Liguori: Italian spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, scholastic philosopher, theologian and bishop of Sant’ Agata de Goti, who is known as the founder of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer aka the Redemptorist order. His best known works are The Glories of Mary and The Way of the Cross, the latter still used in parishes during Lenten devotions. Canonized as a saint by Pope Gregory XVI in 1839, he is proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1871. He is the patron of confessors and moralists.

September 19 - Riko Sakurauchi

St. Januarius: Italian bishop and martyr. While no contemporary sources on his life are preserved, later sources and legends claim that he died during the Great Persecution, resulting in Emperor Diocletian's retirement in 305. He is honored as the patron saint of Naples, and here where the faithful gather three times a year in Naples Cathedral to witness the liquefaction of what is claimed to be a sample of his blood kept in a sealed glass ampoule. Although he is the patron of volcanic eruptions and blood banks, his second major shrine can be found at the Church of the Most Precious Blood, in Little Italy, Manhattan, New York City.

September 21 - Ruby Kurosawa

St. Matthew the Evangelist: Also known as 'Levi', he is one of the twelve apostles of Christ and is one of the Four Evangelists alongside fellow apostle John. He is mentioned in ninth and tenth chapters in his Gospel as a publican (King James Version) or a tax collector for the Romans (New International Version) who, while sitting at the 'receipt of custom' in Capernaum, was called to follow Jesus. In Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church each hold the tradition that Matthew died as a martyr. He is the patron saint of bankers and accountants.