Blessed Hadewych O.Praem. | |
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Born |
c. 1150 Germany |
Died | 14 April, c. 1200 |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Hadewych, O.Praem., ( c. 1150 – 14 April, c. 1200) a.k.a. Hadewig or Hedwig, was abbess of the Premonstratensian monastery of Meer, (now part of Meerbusch) in modern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Hadewych was the daughter of Count Lothair of Meer and Hildegund. Her brother was Hermann Joseph. After her father's death, she accompanied her mother on a pilgrimage to Rome. Upon their return, about 1178, they both took religious vows as nuns and converted the family castle into a monastery. Hadewych became part of the community founded by her mother. [1] She succeeded her mother as abbess in 1183. [2]
Hadewych died on April 14, about the year 1200; devotion to her quickly spread among the Norbertine community. [3] She, as well as her mother and her brother, are venerated as "Blessed" by the Catholic church. [2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). " Bl. Hadewych". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Blessed Hadewych O.Praem. | |
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Born |
c. 1150 Germany |
Died | 14 April, c. 1200 |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Hadewych, O.Praem., ( c. 1150 – 14 April, c. 1200) a.k.a. Hadewig or Hedwig, was abbess of the Premonstratensian monastery of Meer, (now part of Meerbusch) in modern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Hadewych was the daughter of Count Lothair of Meer and Hildegund. Her brother was Hermann Joseph. After her father's death, she accompanied her mother on a pilgrimage to Rome. Upon their return, about 1178, they both took religious vows as nuns and converted the family castle into a monastery. Hadewych became part of the community founded by her mother. [1] She succeeded her mother as abbess in 1183. [2]
Hadewych died on April 14, about the year 1200; devotion to her quickly spread among the Norbertine community. [3] She, as well as her mother and her brother, are venerated as "Blessed" by the Catholic church. [2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). " Bl. Hadewych". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.