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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

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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.

Feast Days

October 16October 15
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