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Jan 21, 2024 · Franciszek Fiertek, 86, of New Britain passed away peacefully, after a short illness, on January 18, 2024 at the Hospital of Central CT, with his family by his side. Son of the late Jan and Rozalia (Szymanska) and beloved husband of Jadwiga (Karwowska) Fiertek for 55 years, he was a proud member of Sacred Heart Church in New Britain.
As the world honours the countless women who struggled to fight poverty and ignorance, Bal Polski 51 remembers Jadwiga Zamoyska (1831-1923)- one of Poland’s most influential women of faith who offers inspiration to anyone wishing to make a change in their community. Jadwiga’s story is the story of a great mind, enormous courage, faith and love.
In the same year, the Capetian House of Anjou became the ruling house with Louis I as king of both Poland and Hungary. His daughter, Jadwiga , later married Jogaila, the pagan Grand Duke of Lithuania , who in 1386 was baptized and crowned as Władysław II Jagiełło , thus creating the Jagiellonian dynasty and a personal union between Poland ...
May 14, 2018 · JADWIGA (POLAND) (Hungarian: Hedvig; German: Hedwig; c. 1374 – 1399; ruled 1384 – 1399), queen of Poland, wife of W ł adys ł aw II Jagie łł o. The youngest daughter of Louis of Anjou, king of Hungary and Poland, and Elizabeth of Bosnia, Jadwiga was betrothed as early as 1378 to William of Habsburg. When the Polish lords rejected the ...
Jan 29, 2017 · New documents relating to Jadwiga that were recently discovered are brought to light for the first time. Buy this issue for $2.99. This thesis of Queen Jadwiga’s personality and life in the light of documents and legends is the first attempt in the historiography of the Jagiellonian period.
May 11, 2018 · St. Jadwiga, Queen of Poland. Also known as Hedwig of Anjou. Born: 1373 or 1374. Coronation: 16 Oct 1384. Died: 17 Jul 1399 during child birth. Beatified: 1979 by Pope John Paul II. Canonized: 1997 by Pope John Paul II. Feast: 28 Feb. Patronage: queens.
Mar 27, 2020 · Conservators were working on the tomb of St. Jadwiga in Trzebnica, Lower Silesia, in southern Poland when they made the chance discovery. While the tomb of the saint is well-known, her remains had been lost long ago. They were working on her stone tomb, which dates to the 17 th century, after a small fissure appeared on the sarcophagus.
