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Hedwig of Silesia (Polish: Święta Jadwiga Śląska), also Hedwig of Andechs (German: Heilige Hedwig von Andechs, Latin: Hedvigis; 1174 – 15 October 1243), a member of the Bavarian comital House of Andechs, was Duchess of Silesia from 1201 and of Greater Poland from 1231 as well as High Duchess consort of Poland from 1232 until 1238.
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Hedwig donned the grey habit of a lay sister and devoted herself to prayer, charity, and service. Canonized in 1267 by Pope Clement IV, Saint Hedwig is known as a patron saint of Silesia, Bavarian House of Andechs, the Archdiocese of Wrocław, and the Diocese of Görlitz.
Hedwig, Saint, Duchess of Silesia, b. about 1174, at the castle of Andechs; d. at Trebnitz, 12 or October 15, 1243. She was one of eight children born to Berthold IV, Count of Andechs and Duke of Croatia and Dalmatia.
Hedwig of Silesia (1174–1243) Duchess of Silesia, German noble, and saint. Name variations: Saint Hedwig; Jadwiga of Silesia. Pronunciation: Hate-vik.
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By him she had seven children, from whose quarrels she suffered much. She was prominent in founding religious houses, notably those of Friars, and a Cistercian nunnery at Trebnitz (near Breslau), the first convent of women in Silesia. Convict labour was employed to build it.
