He slept on the ground

by his own choice, even though his family was rich and powerful.

He was not interested in power, but in justice. He was not interested in wealth but in caring for people in need. He was not interested in the good things of this life, but in the eternal life of the world to come.

St. Casimir, son of the King of Poland, died of tuberculosis on this very day in 1484. He was canonized in 1522.