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Casimir, Saint
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
(Slavic: show forth peace)
(1458-1484) Prince of Poland, died Grodno, Russia. He was made grand-duke of Lithuania in 1471. Elected King of Hungary, he refused to exercise the power. He died of consumption. Patron of Poland; invoked against the plague, and Turks. Emblems: crown, lily. Buried in cathedral of Vilna. Canonized 1522. Feast, Roman Calendar, March 4,.
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Entry for 'Casimir, Saint'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​c/casimir-saint.html. 1910.