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There are more than 50 churches named after Casimir in Lithuania and Poland, including Church of St. Casimir, Vilnius and St. Kazimierz Church, Warsaw, and more than 50 churches in Lithuanian and Polish diaspora communities in America. Women's congregation Sisters of Saint Casimir was established in 1908 and remains active in the United States.
The death of Matthias in 1490 was a great relief to Poland, and Casimir employed the two remaining years of his reign in consolidating his position still further. [ 16 ] In 1490, Casimir's son John Albert was elected the King of Hungary by a party among the Hungarian nobles .
A full length sculpted effigy of Casimir lies on top of the sarcophagus. The effigy is highly unusual: Casimir is presented as being in agony and is dressed in a clerical cloak only used at coronations. Stoss's signature appears under the effigy's feet. [6] The sides of the sarchophagus bear the arms of Casimir's kingdoms and territories.
Casimir III the Great (Polish: Kazimierz III Wielki; 30 April 1310 – 5 November 1370) reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370. He also later became King of Ruthenia in 1340, and fought to retain the title in the Galicia-Volhynia Wars .
St. Adalbert of Prague St. Casimir St. Josaphat Kuntsevych St. Jadwiga of Poland St. Stanisław Kazimierczyk St. Ursula Ledóchowska St. Faustina Kowalska St. Theresia Benedikta of the Cross St. Pope John Paul II. Wojciech of Prague (Adalbert) (c. 956–997), Professed Priest of the Benedictines; Bishop of Prague (Nymburk, Czech Republic ...
In 1660 John II Casimir was forced to renounce his claim to the Swedish throne and acknowledge Swedish sovereignty over Livonia and the city of Riga in modern-day Latvia. John Casimir had married his brother's widow, Marie Louise Gonzaga (Polish: Maria Ludwika), [5] who was a major support to the King. Marie Louise suddenly died in 1667 and ...
Casimir II of Belz (pl: Kazimierz II bełski; 1401/03 – 15 September 1442), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast from the Masovian branch.He was a Duke of Płock, Rawa Mazowiecka, Gostynin, Sochaczew, Belz, Płońsk, Zawkrze and Wizna during 1426–1434 jointly with his brothers, and after the division of the paternal inheritance between him and his brothers in 1434, sole ruler ...
Casimir I, Duke of Pomerania-Demmin (after 1130–1180) Casimir II, Duke of Pomerania-Demmin (c. 1180 – 1219) Casimir III, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin (1348–1372) Casimir IV, Duke of Pomerania-Stolp (1351–1377) Saint Casimir (1458–1484), patron saint of Lithuania and Poland; Casimir I of Opole (1178/79–1230), Polish duke