Prince · Remembered on March 4
St. Casimir
St. Casimir is remembered on March 4 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of Poland and Lithuania.
Life
A prince of Poland who declined his father’s wars and a proffered throne, kept a hidden austerity under court dress, and was found at night praying at locked church doors. He died of tuberculosis at twenty-five, having refused physicians’ counsel to break his vow of chastity.
Patron of
Tradition invokes St. Casimir as patron of Poland and Lithuania.
Saints with the same patronage
- St. StanislausPoland · April 11
Patronages are traditional, not an official list. All patron saints in Bless, A to Z.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Casimir. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. St. Casimir keeps March 4 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of March.
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