Ongcwele wosuku: San Casimiro

Ongcwele wosuku, I-Saint Casimir: Casimir, owazalwa yinkosi futhi ngenkathi eba yinkosi uqobo, wagcwala izindinganiso ezehlukile futhi wafunda kuthisha omkhulu, uJohn Dlugosz. Ngisho nabagxeki bakhe bebengasho ukuthi ukwenqaba kwakhe ngenxa kanembeza kukhombisa ukuthamba. Ngesikhathi esemusha, uCasimir wayephila impilo enesiyalo, eqinile, elala phansi, echitha ubusuku obuningi ethandaza, futhi ezinikela ekushadeni impilo yakhe yonke.

Lapho izicukuthwane zingena Hungary abanelisekanga ngenkosi yabo, baqinisekisa ubaba kaCasimir, inkosi yasePoland, ukuthi athumele indodana yakhe ukuba inqobe izwe. UCasimir wamlalela uyise, njengoba izinsizwa eziningi emakhulwini eminyaka ziye zalalela ohulumeni bazo. Impi okwakufanele ayihole kwakucace ukuthi yayidlulwa yi "isitha"; amanye amabutho akhe ayeshiya ngoba ayengakhokhelwe. Ngokweseluleko sezikhulu zakhe, uCasimiro wanquma ukuya ekhaya.

Ongcwele wosuku, iSan Casimir: ukubonakaliswa kosuku

Ubaba wakhe kwamkhathaza ukungaphumeleli kwamacebo akhe wavalela indodana yakhe eneminyaka engu-15 izinyanga ezintathu. Umfana uthathe isinqumo sokuthi angabe esabandakanyeka ezimpini zosuku lwakhe, futhi akukho ukukholisa okungamenza ashintshe umqondo wakhe. Ubuyele emthandazweni nasekufundeni, egcina isinqumo sakhe sokuhlala engashadile nangaphansi kwengcindezi yokushada nendodakazi yombusi.

Wabusa okwesikhashana njengeNkosi yasePoland ngesikhathi uyise engekho. Ushone ngezinkinga zamaphaphu eneminyaka engama-25 ngenkathi evakashele eLithuania, nayo eyiGrand Duke. Wangcwatshwa eVilnius, eLithuania.

Ukuzindla: Sekuyiminyaka eminingi i Poland neLithuania banyamalale ejele elimpunga ngaphesheya kwe-Iron Curtain. Ngaphandle kokucindezelwa, abasePoland nabaseLithuania bahlala beqinile okholweni oluye lwafana negama labo. Umvikeli wabo osemncane uyasikhumbuza: ukuthula akuphumeleli ngempi; kwesinye isikhathi ukuthula okunethezeka akutholakali ngisho nangobuhle, kepha ukuthula kukaKristu kungangena kunoma yikuphi ukucindezelwa kwenkolo nguhulumeni.