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Sanctuary of St. Jadwiga in Trzebnica, also known as Trzebnica Abbey, was a convent for Cistercian nuns in Trzebnica, north of Wrocław, in Lower Silesia, Poland. Founded in 1203, it was abandoned for a few decades during the 19th century, and was subsequently taken over by the Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo in 1889.
Trzebnica's Sanctuary of St. Jadwiga is one of the historical burial sites of Polish monarchs and consorts. In 2017, the town was the co-host of the World Games (orienteering, middle distance).
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Sanctuary of St. Jadwiga. “ Grand! Besides the Town Hall, the Sanctuary of St. Jadwiga are the two top landmarks of Trzebnica which you mustn't skip if you happen to be near by. A beautiful church originating from the 13th century with a lot of later baroque decorations of very high artistic quality.
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- ul. Jana Pawla II 3, Trzebnica
The church is the oldest sanctuary in Silesia; it is one of the most important tomb churches of the Silesian Piast genus and is dedicated to the worship of St. Jadwiga. The church is 80 m long and 23 m wide.
Trzebnica, Poland. Sanctuary of St. Jadwiga, also Trzebnica Abbey, is a convent for Cistercian nuns founded in 1203. The abbey was established by the Silesian Piast duke Henry I the Bearded and his wife Saint Hedwig of Andechs, confirmed by Pope Innocent III.
- skwer Jana Pawła II, Trzebnica, Poland
St. Hedwig Abbey, now Sanctuary of St. Jadwiga in Trzebnica is a convent for Cistercian nuns, situated in Trzebnica (German: Trebnitz) north of Wrocław, in Silesia, Poland, founded in 1203. After few decades of abandonment in the 19th century, it is an abbey of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo since 1889.
