Saint Casimir of Poland (4 March): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Casimir of Poland is one of the most remarkable royal saints in Catholic history. Born into the Polish royal family in 1458, he chose holiness, purity, and devotion to Christ instead of power, luxury, and political ambition. Despite being a prince and heir to great influence, St. Casimir lived a life of prayer, penance, humility, and chastity. He wore simple clothing, slept on the ground, practiced mortification, and spent long hours meditating on the Passion of Our Lord. Even when pressured by physicians to marry in order to preserve his health, St. Casimir remained committed to perfect purity and consecrated his life entirely to God. After a short but profoundly holy life, he died in 1482 at only 23 years old. Numerous miracles occurred through his intercession, leading to his canonization by Pope Leo X. Today he is honored as the patron saint of Poland and a powerful model of purity for young Catholics. This video recounts the life of St. Casimir of Poland according to Fr. Alban Butler's classic work "Lives of the Saints." If you enjoy learning about the saints, Catholic history, and heroic virtue, consider subscribing for more Lives of the Saints readings and Catholic devotionals. 00:00 Introduction 00:20 Birth of St. Casimir (1458) 00:43 His holy upbringing and education 01:10 The royal family of Poland 01:28 Casimir’s devotion and life of penance 01:47 Night prayers and meditation on Christ’s Passion 01:55 The Hungarian throne proposal 02:20 The prince leads an army at age 15 02:36 Casimir abandons the campaign 02:49 Three months of penance and reflection 03:05 Refusal to pursue political ambition 03:16 Twelve years of holiness and purity 03:23 His heroic vow of chastity 03:33 Final illness and preparation for death 03:47 Death of St. Casimir (March 4, 1482) 03:56 Miracles after his death 04:07 Canonization by Pope Leo X 04:15 Incorrupt body discovered 04:24 Patron saint of Poland and model for youth https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/march/st-casimir-prince-of-poland/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintCasimir #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicHistory #SaintOfTheDay #PolishSaints #CatholicFaith #ChurchHistory #CatholicYouTube #ChristianSaints