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| :''This article is about the ] duchess and saint canonized in 1267. For the ] namesake queen and saint canonized in 1997, see ]'' | :''This article is about the ] duchess and saint canonized in 1267. For the ] namesake queen and saint canonized in 1997, see ]'' | ||
| '''Saint Hedwig of Andechs''' ({{lang-de|Hl. Hedwig von Andechs}} {{lang-pl|Święta Jadwiga Śląska}}, born ] at Castle ], ] - died ] ] at |
'''Saint Hedwig of Andechs''' ({{lang-de|Hl. Hedwig von Andechs}} {{lang-pl|Święta Jadwiga Śląska}}, born ] at Castle ], ] - died ] ] at ] (Trzebnica), ]) was the daughter of ], Count of ] and Duke of ] and ] (Andechs-Meran), and his wife Agnes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07189a.htm|title=St. Hedwig|work=] |accessdate=2007-02-18}}</ref> | ||
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| Hedwig and Henry had lived a very pious life, and Hedwig had great zeal for religion. She always helped the poor, went ] even in winter, and donated all her fortune to the ] and the poor. Hedwig was ] in ]. | Hedwig and Henry had lived a very pious life, and Hedwig had great zeal for religion. She always helped the poor, went ] even in winter, and donated all her fortune to the ] and the poor. Hedwig was ] in ]. | ||
| In 1773 ], King of Prussia, built the ] in Berlin, now the mother church of the ], for the Roman Catholic immigrants from Silesia. |
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| ⚫ | ==Further reading== | ||
| ⚫ | *Augustin Knoblich: ''Lebensgeschichte der heiligen Hedwig, Herzogin und Landespatronin von Schlesien. 1174-1243''. Schletter, Breslau 1860 () | ||
| ⚫ | *Walter Nigg: ''Hedwig von Schlesien''. 2. Auflage. Echter, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-429-01372-0 | ||
| ⚫ | *]: ''Sie liebte die Liebe. Ein Lebensbild der heiligen Hedwig''; St. Benno Verlag Leipzig 1975 | ||
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| ⚫ | ==Further reading== | ||
| ⚫ | *Augustin Knoblich: ''Lebensgeschichte der heiligen Hedwig, Herzogin und Landespatronin von Schlesien. 1174-1243''. Schletter, Breslau 1860 () | ||
| ⚫ | *Walter Nigg: ''Hedwig von Schlesien''. 2. Auflage. Echter, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-429-01372-0 | ||
| ⚫ | *]: ''Sie liebte die Liebe. Ein Lebensbild der heiligen Hedwig''; St. Benno Verlag Leipzig 1975 | ||
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| Saint Hedwig of Andechs | |
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 St. Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin | |
| Born | 1174 Castle Andechs, Bavaria |
| Died | (1243-10-15)15 October 1243 Trebnitz (Trzebnica) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 1267 |
| Major shrine | Andechs Abbey and St. Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin |
| Feast | 16 October |
| Patronage | of Andechs Abbey, Brandenburg, Berlin, Cracow, Silesia, its capital Breslau/Wrocław, Silesian expellees, Trebnitz/Trzebnica, the Diocese of Görlitz, orphaned children |
- This article is about the 13th century duchess and saint canonized in 1267. For the 14th-century namesake queen and saint canonized in 1997, see Jadwiga of Poland
Saint Hedwig of Andechs (Template:Lang-de Template:Lang-pl, born 1174 at Castle Andechs, Bavaria - died 15 October 1243 at Trebnitz (Trzebnica), Silesia) was the daughter of Berthold III, Count of Tyrol and Duke of Carinthia and Istria (Andechs-Meran), and his wife Agnes.
One of Hedwig's sisters married king Andrew II of Hungary. Their daughter was Saint Elisabeth of Hungary, also known as Elizabeth of Thuringia. Another of Hedwig's sisters was abbess at the Benedictine convent of Lutzingen in Franconia, where Hedwig received her education.
At age 12, Hedwig married Henry I the Bearded of Silesia. In 1233 Henry also became Duke of Greater Poland.
In 1238, upon his death, Henry was buried at the Cistercian convent of Trebnitz (Trzebnica) which he had founded in 1202 on the request of Hedwig. The widow moved into the convent which was led by one of her daughters. On 15 October 1243, she died and was buried there, while relics of her are preserved at Andechs Abbey.
Hedwig and Henry had a son, Henry II the Pious who in 1241 was killed by the Mongols in the battle of Legnica.
Hedwig and Henry had lived a very pious life, and Hedwig had great zeal for religion. She always helped the poor, went barefoot even in winter, and donated all her fortune to the Church and the poor. Hedwig was canonized in 1267.
In 1773 Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, built the St. Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin, now the mother church of the Archdiocese of Berlin, for the Roman Catholic immigrants from Silesia.
Hedwig is also the patron saint of Brandenburg, of Berlin, of Andechs Abbey, of Cracow, of Trebnitz (Trzebnica), of Silesia (Schlesien) and its capital Breslau (Wrocław), and the Diocese of Görlitz (being cut from Erzbistum Breslau after 1945 when Silesians (and other Germans) were expelled from their homes after World War II. Thus, Silesian expellees still regard Hedwig as their patron saint, convening during the Cold War era at the Andechs Abbey in Bavaria were her relics are kept. In addition, the former miners from Upper Silesia also venerate the miners' patron, Saint Barbara.
St. Hedwig of Andechs is also revered as the patron saint of orphans. The pet snowy owl and companion of the orphaned Harry Potter, was named Hedwig by J.K. Rowling.
References
- "St. Hedwig". Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
Further reading
- Augustin Knoblich: Lebensgeschichte der heiligen Hedwig, Herzogin und Landespatronin von Schlesien. 1174-1243. Schletter, Breslau 1860 (Digitalisat)
- Walter Nigg: Hedwig von Schlesien. 2. Auflage. Echter, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-429-01372-0
- Johannes Derksen: Sie liebte die Liebe. Ein Lebensbild der heiligen Hedwig; St. Benno Verlag Leipzig 1975
External links
- St. Hedwig, Stuttgart, dedicate din 1953 to the "Vertriebenen von Schlesien"
- Landsmannschaft Schlesien, with a picture