ST. CASIMIR, PATRON OF LITHUANIA, B. HUMBERT III OF SAVOY, Mar. 4

ST. CASIMIR, PATRON OF LITHUANIA
Born in 1458, St Casimir was of Lithuanian origin, the son of the King of Poland. He renounced the crown of Hungary at the urging of the Pope, and refused an arranged marriage designed to expand his realms. St Casimir was only 25 when he died, having overcome the seductions of power and luxury.   
Mar. 4

B. HUMBERT III OF SAVOY

Humbert, of Avigliana, Italy, succeeded his father as Count of Savoy, France at an early age, having received his education and spiritual formation from a saint, the bishop Amadeus of Lausanne. While serving as the married sovereign of Savoy, Humbert continued his life of deep piety. Mar. 4