Hedwig of Silesia
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"St. Hedwig" redirects here. For the 14th-century queen and saint, see Jadwiga of Poland. For other uses, see St. Hedwig (disambiguation).
Hedwig of Silesia (Polish: Święta Jadwiga Śląska), also Hedwig of Andechs (German: Heilige Hedwig von Andechs, Latin: Hedvigis; 1174 – 15 October 1243), a member of the Bavarian comital House of Andechs, was Duchess of Silesia from 1201 and of Greater Poland from 1231 as well as High Duchess consort of Poland from 1232 until 1238. She was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1267 by Pope Clement IV.
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Saint Hedwig of Silesia | |
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Born | 1174 Andechs, Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 15 October 1243 (aged 68–69) Trzebnica Abbey, Silesia, Kingdom of Poland |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Canonized | 26 March 1267 by Pope Clement IV |
Major shrine | Andechs Abbey and St. Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin |
Feast | 16 October; moved to 20 October in Canada) |
Attributes | wearing a church model or a pair of shoes in her hands |
Patronage | Andechs Abbey, Brandenburg, Dioceses of Berlin and Görlitz, Kraków, Poland, Silesia,[2] its capital Wrocław, Trzebnica, orphans |
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