# Saint Casimir

> A Polish-Lithuanian prince who died of tuberculosis at 25 became the only saint bearing his name — and patron of two nations. His cult resurged centuries later, seeding more than a hundred churches across two continents and an annual trade fair in Vilnius still held on the Sunday nearest his death.

*Polish and Lithuanian prince (1458–1484)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/saint-casimir

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1458-10-03
- **Died:** 1484-03-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born 3 October 1458, Casimir Jagiellon was the second son of King Casimir IV, tutored by the chronicler-priest Johannes Longinus. When his elder brother Vladislaus took the Bohemian crown in 1471, Casimir became heir apparent. At 13 he was thrust into a failed military bid for the Hungarian throne. What followed was a turn inward: he grew known for piety, devotion, and quiet generosity to the sick and poor. Tuberculosis — most likely — took him at 25. He was buried in Vilnius Cathedral in 1484. His brother Sigismund I began pushing for canonization in 1514; tradition holds it came through in 1521. The 17th century brought revival: papal confirmation of his feast in 1602, completion of his dedicated chapel in 1636, and formal adoption as patron of Lithuania and its youth.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 22.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 6.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Religious Figures, #Politician, #Politics, #Religion, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312057)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Casimir)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Saint%20Casimir)
- [Švėnts Kazėmieros](https://bat_smg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0v%C4%97nts_Kaz%C4%97mieros)
- [Сьвяты Казімер](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%8C%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D1%8B_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [Казімір Казіміравіч](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%96%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%80_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%96%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%87)
- [Свети Казимир](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80)
- [Sant Casimir](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant_Casimir)
- [Svatý Kazimír](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svat%C3%BD_Kazim%C3%ADr)
- [Sankt Kasimir](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankt_Kasimir)
- [Kasimir (Heiliger)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasimir_(Heiliger))
- [Άγιος Καζίμηρος](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%86%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%9A%CE%B1%CE%B6%CE%AF%CE%BC%CE%B7%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82)
- [Kazimiro de Pollando](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimiro_de_Pollando)
- [Casimiro el Santo](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimiro_el_Santo)
- [Kasimiro Jagellondarra](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasimiro_Jagellondarra)
- [سنت کاسیمیر](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AA_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1)
- [Pyhä Kasimir](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyh%C3%A4_Kasimir)
- [Saint Casimir](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Casimir)
- [Casimiro](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimiro)
- [Sveti Kazimir](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sveti_Kazimir)
- [Szent Kázmér](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szent_K%C3%A1zm%C3%A9r)
- [Casimirus Jagiellon](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimirus_Jagiellon)
- [Casimiro di Cracovia](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimiro_di_Cracovia)
- [カジミェシュ (聖人)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%9F%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5_(%E8%81%96%E4%BA%BA))
- [성 가시미로](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%84%B1_%EA%B0%80%EC%8B%9C%EB%AF%B8%EB%A1%9C)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Saint_Casimir)
- [القديس كازيمير](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1)
- [مرس كازيمير](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1)

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