Saint Hedwig of Silesia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Saint_Hedwig_of_Silesia

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:Saint
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:Silesian_Piasts gptkb:Benedictine_Order
gptkbp:birth_date	1174
gptkbp:burial_place	gptkb:Benedictine_Abbey_in_Trzebnica
gptkbp:canonized_by	gptkb:Pope_Clement_IV
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Konrad_I_of_Silesia gptkb:Gertrude_of_Silesia gptkb:Bolesław_I_the_Tall
gptkbp:cultural_impact	inspiration for literature
gptkbp:death_date	1243
gptkbp:depicted_in	gptkb:sculptures gptkb:stained_glass_windows paintings
gptkbp:feast_day	October 16
gptkbp:historical_period	gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:historical_significance	gptkb:cultural_patronage promoting education advocacy for the poor influence on local nobility support for the arts involvement in local governance influence on later saints role in the spread of Christianity support for the church advocacy for women's roles in the church contribution to monastic life cultural unification of Silesia role in Silesian politics support for the sick and needy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Saint Hedwig of Silesia
gptkbp:image	depiction in art
gptkbp:influence	gptkb:Saint Polish history Silesian culture women in the church
gptkbp:known_for	charity and piety
gptkbp:legacy	Hedwig's legacy in Poland
gptkbp:patronage	gptkb:Silesia
gptkbp:place_of_birth	gptkb:Bavaria
gptkbp:place_of_death	gptkb:Trzebnica
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:significant_event	founding of monasteries
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Henry_I_the_Bearded
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Duchess_of_Silesia
gptkbp:venerated_in	gptkb:Catholic_Church
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Order_of_Saint_Clare gptkb:Church_of_St._Jadwiga
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6