Hedwig of Andechs

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Hedwig of Andechs was a 13th-century duchess of Silesia renowned for her piety, charitable works, and later veneration as a Catholic saint.

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Hedwig of Andechs canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
duchess
human
noblewoman
alsoKnownAs Hedwig of Silesia
Jadwiga of Legnica
surface form: Jadwiga Śląska

Saint Hedwig of Silesia
associatedWith House of Andechs
Piast dynasty
birthDate 1174
burialPlace Trzebnica Abbey
canonizationDate 1267
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizedBy Pope Clement IV
centuryOfActivity 13th century
child Bolesław of Silesia NERFINISHED
Gertrude of Wrocław
surface form: Gertrude of Trzebnica

Henry II the Pious
countryOfBirth Duchy of Bavaria
countryOfDeath Duchy of Silesia NERFINISHED
cultCenter Trzebnica Abbey
deathDate 1243-10-14
father Berthold IV, Duke of Merania
givenName Hedwig
iconographicAttribute bare feet
church or monastery model in hand
ducal attire
knownFor ascetic lifestyle
charitable works
piety
support of monasteries
mainFeastDay 10-16
mother Agnes of Rochlitz
notableWork foundation of the Cistercian monastery at Trzebnica
patronage Brandenburg
Silesia
orphans
the poor
placeOfBirth Andechs
placeOfDeath Trzebnica NERFINISHED
positionHeld Duchess consort of Greater Poland
Duchess consort of Silesia
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Trzebnica NERFINISHED
Wrocław NERFINISHED
sibling Agnes of Merania
Ekbert of Andechs-Merania
Gertrude of Merania
spouse Henry the Bearded
surface form: Henry I the Bearded
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

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Henry II the Pious mother Hedwig of Andechs
Henry the Bearded spouse Hedwig of Andechs
Bolesław II the Bald mother Hedwig of Andechs
House of Andechs member Hedwig of Andechs