Saint Casimir
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 541 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 3,1458 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Wawel |
| Krakow | |
| Poland | |
| Date of died | March 4,1484 |
| Died | Grodno |
| Belarus | |
| Full name | Casimir Jagiellon |
| Buried | Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Siblings | John I Albert |
| Elizabeth Jagiellon | |
| Barbara Jagiellon | |
| Vladislaus II of Hungary | |
| Sigismund I the Old | |
| Parents | Casimir IV Jagiellon |
| Elizabeth of Austria | |
| Sophia of Halshany | |
| Władysław Gubrynowicz | |
| Feast | 4 March |
| Canon | Pope Leo X |
| Pope Clement VIII | |
| Attribut | Lily, grand ducal cap |
| Place of burial | Church of St. Casimir, Vilnius, Lithuania |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 982078 |
Saint Casimir Life story
Casimir Jagiellon was a prince of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The second son of King Casimir IV Jagiellon, he was tutored by Johannes Longinus, a Polish chronicler and diplomat. After his elder brother Vladislaus was elected as King of Bohemia in 1471, Casimir became the heir apparent.