Editing Hedwig of Silesia (section)

==Veneration==
[[File:Św. Jadwiga przy Moście Tumskim DSC00285.JPG|thumb|160px|Monument in Wrocław]]
[[File:HedwigAltarXXV.jpg|thumb|Scene XXV from the Altar of Saint Hedwig]]
Hedwig was [[Canonization|canonized]] in 1267 by [[Pope Clement IV]], a supporter of the Cistercian order, at the suggestion of her grandson Prince-Archbishop [[Ladislaus of Salzburg|Władysław of Salzburg]]. She is the [[patroness saint]] of [[Silesia]], of [[Andechs]], and of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław]] and the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Görlitz]]. Her [[feast day]] is celebrated on the [[General Roman Calendar]] on 16 October. The [[Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit]], who count her as a great benefactor, celebrate it on 8 June.<ref>{{cite web |title=Liturgical Calendar |url=https://paulinefathers.org.au/liturgical-calendar/ |website=The Australian Province of the Order Of Saint Paul The First Hermit |date=29 August 2022 |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> A 17th-century legend has it that Hedwig, while on a pilgrimage to [[Rome]], stopped at [[Bad Zell]] in [[Duchy of Austria|Austria]], where she had healing waters spring up at a source which today still bears her name.

In 1773 the [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussian]] king [[Frederick the Great]], having conquered and annexed the bulk of Silesia in the [[Silesian Wars|First Silesian War]], had [[St. Hedwig's Cathedral|St. Hedwig]] in Berlin built for the Catholic [[Upper Silesia]]n immigrants, since 1930 the cathedral of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Berlin]]. After the [[Flight and expulsion of Germans from Poland during and after World War II|expulsion of almost all Germans from Silesia]], German Silesians carried Hedwig's veneration to all over remaining Germany.<ref>''Schlesien heute'', vol. 25, 10/2022, page 68, No. 288, 2022, {{ISSN|1436-5022}}</ref>

In March 2020 the discovery of Hedwig's remains, that had been missing for centuries, was reported. The remains were found in [[Sanctuary of St. Jadwiga, Trzebnica|her sanctuary]] in [[Trzebnica]], in a silver casket bearing a lead tablet with an inscription confirming Hedwig's identity.<ref>[https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/bones-of-13th-century-saint-found-hidden-inside-small-silver-coffin-11195 "Bones of 13th century saint found hidden inside small silver coffin"], STUART DOWELL MARCH 16, 2020, ''The First News''</ref>

[[Hedwig glass]]es are named after Hedwig of Silesia.