Hedwig of Andechs

**Hedwig of Silesia**
	Duchess of Silesia (1174–1243) Talla de fusta del s. XV
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Date of birth	1174 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584), 1178, 1174; Andechs, Andechs
Date of death	15 October 1243 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584); Trzebnica
Place of burial	Sanctuary of St. Jadwiga in Trzebnica;
Country of citizenship	Duchy of Silesia; Duchy of Greater Poland;
Occupation	consort;
Noble title	duchess;
Family	Piast dynasty;
Father	Berthold IV, Duke of Merania;
Mother	Agnes of Rochlitz;
Sibling	Berthold; Otto I; Ekbert von Andechs-Meranien; Henry II, Margrave of Istria; Gertrude of Merania; Agnes of Merania;
Child	Henry II the Pious; Konrad the Curly; Gertrud of Silesia;
Spouse	Henry I the Bearded;
Relative	Louis I of Brzeg (great-grandson);
Present in work	Civilization VI (Jadwiga);
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This article is about the 13th century saint. For the 14th-century namesake queen and saint, St. Hedwig the Queen of Poland (Swieta Jadwiga Królowa Polski), see Jadwiga Andegaweńska.

Saint Hedwig of Andechs (1174 - October 1243; German: Hedwig von Schlesien auch Hedwig von Andechs, Polish: Święta Jadwiga Śląska) was born at Kloster Andechs, Bavaria, the daughter of Berthold III, Count of Tyrol and Duke of Carinthia and Istria (Andechs-Meran), and his wife Agnes.

<nowiki>Eduviges de Andechs; świyntŏ Hyjdla; Sziléziai Hedvig; Ядвига Силезская; Hedwig von Andechs; Ядвіга Сілезская; هدویگ زیلزیا; 聖赫德維; Hedwig von Andechs; Hedviga de Silezia; シロンスクのヤドヴィガ; Hedvig av Andechs; Ядвіґа Сілезька; S. Hedwig; 실레시아의 헤드비지스; Hedvigo de Silezio; Hedvika Slezská; Edvige di Andechs; Edwige de Silésie; Hedviga Šleska; Hedwig von Andechs; Χέντβιχ της Σιλεσίας; Santa Edwiges; Eduvigis d'Andechs; Hedwig of Silesia; Hedwig wa Andechs; Хедвига Шлеска; Hedvika Šlezijska; Хедвига Шлеска; Edviges da Silésia; Hedviga Šleska; Jadwiga dari Silesia; Jadwiga Śląska; Hedwig von Andechs; Hedviga Šleska; Hedwig of Silesia; Hedwig; Хедвиг Силезка; هيدويج من سيليزيا; Heduvixes de Silesia; הדוויג מאנדכט; Edvize de Siłèzia; Hedwig Andechslainen; vojvodinja Velikopoljske; hercogina Ślōnska; duchesse de Silésie et reine de Pologne; consorte alemana (1174–1243); قديسه كاثوليكيه من المانيا; księżna Śląska, święta (1174–1243); Gran Duquesa consorte de Polonia y Santa católica; kloosterlinge; duquessa de Silèsia i Polònia, santa per a l'Església catòlica; Sancta Vidua; Herzogin von Schlesien, Heilige (1174–1243); Duchess of Silesia (1174–1243); nobre e relixiosa alemá; dukino de Silezio (1174–1243); slezská kněžna a světice; patronka Slezska; santa polacca (1174-1243); Hedwig von Schlesien; Sant'Edvige; Santa Edvige di Andechs; Santa Edvige; Santa Eduvigis de Trebnitz; Jadwiga Ślōnskŏ; Edwige de Silesie; Hedwige de Silésie; sainte Hedwige de Silésie; Santa Eduvigis de Trebnitz; Ядвига Меранская; Святая Ядвига Меранская; Святая Ядвига Силезская; Hedwig von Trebnitz; Hedwig von Schlesien; Santa Eduvigis de Trebnitz; Hl. Hedwig; Patronin von Schlesien; Hedwig de Andechs; Santa Edwiges da Silésia; Hadewijch de Antuérpia; Santa Edviges; Santa Eduvigis de Trebnitz; Edviges da Silésia; 海德薇加‧德‧安德希斯; Hedviga Šleska; Hedviga a Sileziei; Sfânta Hedviga; ヤドヴィガ・シロンスカ; アンデクスのヤドヴィガ; シレジアのヤドヴィガ; ヘートヴィヒ・フォン・アンデヒス; アンデクスのヘートヴィヒ; アンデヒスのヘートヴィヒ; ヘートヴィヒ・フォン・アンデクス; Santa Eduvigis de Trebnitz; Santa Jadwiga dari Silesia; Św. Jadwiga Śląska; Święta Jadwiga Śląska; Jadwiga «Święta» Andechs; Сілезька Ядвіґа; Hedwig van Andechs; Hedwig van Silezië; Santa Eduvigis de Trebnitz; Santa Eduvigis; Santa Eduvigis de Andechs; Santa Eduvigis de Trebnitz; Santa Eduvigis de Trebnitz; Hedwig von Andechs; Saint Hedwig of Silesia; Saint Jadwiga; Jadwiga; Saint Hedwig; Hedwig von Trebnitz; Hedwig von Schlesien; 안덱스의 헤드비지스; Santa Eduvigis de Trebnitz; Hedwig von Schlesien; Hedwig von Andechs; Hedwig von Trebnitz; Jadwiga; Hedvika z Andechsu; Hedvika Meránská; Hedvika Meranská; Hedvika z Meranu; svatá Hedvika; svatá Jadwiga; Hedwig von Andechs; slezská vévodkyně Hedwig; Hedvika Andeška</nowiki>

Hedwig is the patron saint of Brandenburg, Berlin, Silesia and its capital Wroclaw, of Trzebnica, the Diocese of Görlitz, of Andechs and of Kraków.

Die heilige Hedwig von Andechs (1174–1243), Herzogin von Schlesien und Polen (Darstellung von 1353)
Heilige Hedwig, Niederbayern um 1410–1420

St. Hedwig's Cathedral is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Berlin.

Hedwig was married to :en:Henry I the Bearded / :pl:Henryk I Brodaty. She is the aunt of Saint Elisabeth of Hungary aka de:Elisabeth von Thüringen. Hedwig gave all her stuff to the poor and so she's often illustrated barefoot, holding a little church in her arms.

Saint Hedwig churches

Statue of the Saint Jadwiga at the Fasade of the church in Legnickie Pole. The church and the monastery of Benedictians were founded by her in 1241 on the battlefield, where her son Henry II. has died
The church of Jadwiga Śląska, Kozanów, Wroclaw, Poland
Statue of Saint Hedwig of Andechs in front of the Franciscan monastery in Panewniki, a district of Katowice, Poland
Gryf.ów Śląski - Kosciól sw. Jadwigi / Church of st.Jadwiga / St. Jadwiga kirche
Konkatedra sw. Jadwigi w Zielonej Górze / Saint's Jadwiga Concathedral in Zielona Góra
The church of St. Hedwig of Andechs in Opole-Malina
village Olszowa near Kepno (Wielkopolska Voivodship) - the 18th century wooden church of Saint Hedwig of Andechs
St. Hedwig of Andechs Church, Bierdzany, Opole voivodship, Poland
Paderborn: Katholische Kirche Sankt Hedwig
St. Ludger u. St. Hedwig Kirche (kath.), Kreuztal-Krombach
Köln-Höhenhaus St. Hedwig
Henry I the Bearded. Painting by Jan Matejko
St. Hedwig of Andechs and St. Bartholomew basilica in Trzebnica near Wroclaw in Lower Silesia, Poland
St. Hedwig as patron saint of the expelled German Silesians (Kath. Pfarrkirche in Sehnde, Region Hannover)
Reliquary of st. Hedwig
Saint Hedwig Statue at Tumski Bridge in Wrocław

St.-Hedwigskathedrale at Forum Fridericianum, Berlin

Sankt-Hedwigs-Kathedrale
St.-Hedwigs-Kathedrale
about 1850
The Opernplatz (now Bebelplatz), 1875 in Berlin, view toward the southeast

More pictures

see Legnickie Pole

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http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafika:Obraz4.jpg Slub Henryka I Brodatego z Jadwiga z Andechs, wedlug ikonografii z XIV wieku

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafika:Henryk_Brodaty_z_rodzin%C4%85.jpg Henryk Brodaty z zona Jadwiga i z dziecmi (od lewej stoja: Gertruda, Agnieszka, Henryk II, Boleslaw, siedza Zofia i Konrad), ikonografia z XIV w