Santa Eduvigis, Duchesse of Polonia, Relihiyoso

San Eduvigis, Duchess of Poland, ay a prominent Catholic saint of the Middle Ages. Ipinanganak noong mga 1174 in Bavaria, siya married Enrique I the Bearded, Duke of Silesia at Poland, in 1186. Eduvigis kilala sa kanyang debosyon, kawanggawa, at debosyon to mga mahihirap. Itinatag niya maraming hospitals, orphanages, at mga monasteryoo sa buong kanyang lifetime. Pagkatapos kanyang husband's kamatayan in 1238, Eduvigis retired to the Trebnitz Monastery, kung saan siya lived as a Cistercian nun hanggang kanyang own kamatayan in 1243. Eduvigis ay sinasamba bilang patron of Silesia, orphans, at ang Cistercian Order.