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Statue of Saint Hedwig of Andechs Western Facade of The Cathedral of Saint John The Baptist Wroclaw Poland Date And Sculptor Unknown Photographed On 4 September 2017 By Aw58
Statue of Saint Hedwig of Andechs Western Facade of The Cathedral of Saint John The Baptist Wroclaw Poland Date And Sculptor Unknown Photographed On 4 September 2017 By Aw58

Saint Hedwig of Andechs

Also known as: Hedwig of Silesia; Hedwig von Andechs; Hedvigis…; Hedwiges…; Avoice…; Edvige…; Jadwiga Śląska

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

October 16

Died

October 15, 1243

Canonized

26 March 1267 by Pope Clement IV

Biography

Saint Hedwig of Andechs, also known as Hedwig of Silesia, was born in 1174 at Castle Andechs in Bavaria, which is now part of modern-day Germany. She was the daughter of Berthold IV, Duke of Merania. As a young girl, Hedwig married Prince Henry I the Bearded of Silesia and Poland in 1186, at the tender age of 12.

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