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Casimir was born in 1458, son of King Casimir IV of Poland and Elizabeth of Austria. he fled the life of ease and privileges, and when the Hungarians deposed their king Matthias Corvinus in 1461 and offered him the crown, he refused it. He spent his brief life (He died at age twenty-five) following ascetic ideals and assisting his father in the rule of the kingdom. He was cannonized in 1521.
He is depicted as a youth in regal clothes often with a royal crown nearby. He is invoked against illnesses caused by chills and against carnal temptations.
PROTECTOR: The youth of Lithuania
PATRON: Casimir is the patron saint of Lithuania.
NAME: Casimir is of Polish origin and means "to destroy peace"
"Saints - A year in Faith and Art"
Rosa Giorgi
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