Editing Jadwiga of Poland (section)

=== Holiness ===
{{Infobox saint
|name=Saint Jadwiga of Poland
|feast_day=17 July
|venerated_in=[[Catholic Church]]
|beatified_date= 8 August 1986
|beatified_place=Kraków, Poland
|beatified_by= [[Pope John Paul II]]
|canonized_date= 8 June 1997
|canonized_place=Kraków, Poland
|canonized_by= [[Pope John Paul II]]
|attributes=Royal dress and shoes, apron full of roses
|patronage=Poland, queens, united Europe, students, mothers<ref name="Saint">{{cite web |title=St. Hedwig of Poland - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3701 |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=18 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
|major_shrine=[[Wawel Cathedral]], Kraków, Poland
|issues=
}}

Oscar Halecki writes that Jadwiga transmitted to the nations of East Central Europe the "universal heritage of the ''[[Christendom|respublica Christiana]]'', which in the West was then waning, but in East Central Europe started flourishing and blending with the pre-Renaissance world".{{sfn|Halecki|1991|p=78}} She was closely related to the saintly 13th-century princesses, venerated in Hungary and Poland, including [[Elizabeth of Hungary]] and her nieces, [[Kinga of Poland|Kinga]] and [[Yolanda of Poland|Yolanda]], and [[Salomea of Poland]].{{sfn|Halecki|1991|pp=82, 90}} She was born to a family famed for its religious zeal.{{sfn|Engel|2001|pp=170–171}}{{sfn|Gromada|1999|p=433}} She attended [[Mass (Catholic Church)|Mass]] every day.{{sfn|Gromada|1999|p=434}} Following her family's tradition, Jadwiga was especially devoted to the Blessed [[Virgin Mary]].{{sfn|Halecki|1991|p=115}} An inscription engraved on her request on a precious chalice, which was placed in the [[Wawel Cathedral]], asked Our Lady to place Poland under her protection.{{sfn|Halecki|1991|p=115}}

Jadwiga was venerated in Poland soon after her death.{{sfn|Brzezińska|1999|p=408}} [[Stanisław of Skarbimierz]] states that she had been "the most Christian queen" in his sermon composed for her funeral.{{sfn|Brzezińska|1999|p=408}} Paul of Zator referred to the wax figures placed by her grave.{{sfn|Brzezińska|1999|p=408}} Sermons written in the early 15th century emphasized that Jadwiga had been a representative of the traditional virtues of holy women, such as mercy and benevolence.{{sfn|Brzezińska|1999|p=408}} Jadwiga's contribution to the restoration of the University of Kraków was also mentioned by early 15th-century scholars.{{sfn|Brzezińska|1999|p=408}}

Numerous legends about miracles were recounted to justify her sainthood. The two best-known are those of "Jadwiga's cross" and "Jadwiga's foot":

Jadwiga often prayed before a large black [[crucifix]] hanging in the north aisle of Wawel Cathedral. During one of these prayers, the [[Christ]] on the cross is said to have spoken to her. The crucifix, "Saint Jadwiga's cross", is still there, with her relics beneath it. Because of this event, she is considered a medieval mystic.{{sfn|Jasienica|1988}}{{page needed|date=September 2015}} According to another legend, Jadwiga took a piece of jewellery from her foot and gave it to a poor stonemason who had begged for her help. When the queen left, he noticed her footprint in the plaster floor of his workplace, even though the plaster had already hardened before her visit. The supposed footprint, known as "Jadwiga's foot", can still be seen in [[Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Krakow|one of Kraków's churches]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Legend of the little foot of Queen Jadwiga |url=http://krakow.travel/en/artykul/110/legend-of-the-little-foot-of-queen-jadwiga |access-date=23 March 2022 |website=krakow.travel |language=en}}</ref>

In yet another legend, Jadwiga was taking part in a Corpus Christi Day procession when a coppersmith's son drowned by falling into a river. Jadwiga threw her mantle over the boy's body, and he regained life.<ref>Catholic World Culture Chapter XXIII, pp. 146–151</ref>

On 8 June 1979 [[Pope John Paul II]] prayed at her sarcophagus, and the [[Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments]] officially affirmed her [[beatification]] on 8 August 1986. The Pope went on to canonize Jadwiga in Kraków on 8 June 1997.<ref name="Saint"/>