4 March – Saint Casimir

Annus Dierum Sanctorum
Ego in flagella paratus sum.
I am ready for scourges.
Psalm 37.18
Castigo corpus meum, et in servitutem redigo, – ne reprobus efficiar.
I chastise my body, and bring it into subjection, – lest  I should become a castaway.
1 Corinthians 9.27

Modern Hagiography

Roman Martyrology

Sanctorale Catholicum

Lives of the Saints by Alban Butler.

Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould.

The Liturgical Year by Dom Guéranger.

Character Calendar

Pictorial Lives of the Saints

La vie des saints

La vie des saints

Our Birthday Bouquet Culled from the Shrines of the Saints and the Gardens of the Poets by Eleanor C. Donnelly.

Pictorial Half Hours with the Saints by Auguste François Lecanu.

Miniature Lives of the Saints for Every Day in the Year

Lives of the Saints for Children by Theodor Berthold.  

Stories of the Saints Fifth Series by Mary Seymour.

The Lives of Saints, with Other Feasts of the Year, According to the Roman Calendar by Peter Ribadeneira.

Tradition in Action

Writings

Saint Casimir’s Hymn to the Blessed Virgin (alternate translation; found in his coffin, but not likely written by him)

Early Modern Hagiography

Acta Sanctorum

Breviarium Romanum Latin & English

Art & Architecture

Catalogo generale dei beni culturali

BeWeB

Wikimedia Commons

Warburg Institute Iconographic Database

Guide to Christian Iconography: Images, Symbols, and Texts

Mural paintings at the Chapel of Saint Casimir of Vilnius Cathedral, Wikimedia Commons, 360 View

Saints and their Attributes

Legends of the Monastic Orders as Represented in the Fine Arts by Mrs. Jameson.

A Handbook of Christian Symbols and Stories of the Saints as Illustrated in Art by Clara Erskine Clement.

Lives and Legends of the English Bishops and Kings, Mediaeval Monks, and Other Later Saints by Mrs. Arthur Bell.

Saints and their Symbols: A Companion in the Churches and Picture Galleries of Europe by E. A. Greene.

The Saints in Art by Joseph Maria von Radowitz.

Emblems of Saints by Which They Are Distinguished in Works of Art by F. C. Husenbeth.