介绍一位德国圣妇—堂区主保

St.Michael

堂区主保圣人 Santa Edwiges

圣海德薇格·安迪克斯于1174年出生在(德国)的巴伐利亚州,1243年10月15日逝世. 她是西里西亚公爵夫人. 海德薇格在kitzengen修道院接受的教育，她十二岁时嫁给了Silesbia的亨利公爵一世.亨利和海德薇格的结合使得公爵与德国的关系更加密切了,因为他的母亲是德国人,而且他也是在那个国家接受的教育. 他们的统治给予这个王国的教化提供了重要的贡献.亨利公爵一世,作为一位精力充沛的亲王, 把他的权威建立在一个坚实的基础上，而海德薇格通过她的谨慎、坚忍和虔诚，对这个国家的政府施加了巨大的影响。这对夫妇对新修道院提供了援助，在很多修道院中，其中有1202在布尼茨的熙笃会女修道院。

这对夫妇有七个子女，然而，只有两个活到了有生育的年龄。亨利继承了他父亲的爵位。日多达（Gertrude）作为布尼茨修道院的女院长度着虔诚的修会生活。后来，在她丈夫去世后，海德薇格把她的财产赠送给修道院，穿上了熙笃会的灰色会衣。她亲自照顾病人，并创办医院，同时资助穷人。她私下里致力于默想超性之事，守严斋，并禁欲。这样，她的灵性的力量和恩宠在成长，献身和圣爱的火焰在她内闪耀。

海德薇格被埋葬在布尼茨修道院附属的一座教堂内，并于1267年3月26日被教宗克雷芒四世列入圣品。在同一年的八月二十五日，她的遗骸被安葬在祭台下。

    这位天主的仆人，从不疏忽履行所有的善工。通过基督苦难的天恩，当她缺乏人类的办法去行善时，当她自己的力量不足时，她就会得到恩宠。她有能力解除所有寻求她帮助的人的身心的苦恼。

她被称为新娘，死亡的儿童，困难的婚姻，嫉妒的受害者，寡妇和公爵夫人的主保。她被认为是德国巴伐利亚州，柏林，德国格尔利茨教区和西里西亚的主保圣人。

沙维豪译（以上的译文摘译自下面的英文）

Parish Patron

    St. Hedwig of Andechs was born in Bavaria in 1174 and died on October 15, 1243. She was a Duchess of Silesia and one of the eight children born to the Count of Andechs and Duke of Croatia and Dalmatia, Berthold IV. Hedwig had her education at the monastery of Kitzengen and was married to Henry I of Silesbia at the age of twelve. Henry I succeeded his father Boleslo as Duke of Silesia. The union of Henry and Hedwig brought the Duke closer relations to Germany, since his mother was German and he was educated in that country. Their reign rendered important services to civilization in the realm; Henry I, as an energetic prince who established his authority on a firm basis, and Hedwig exercised her great influence in the government of the land through her prudence, fortitude, and piety. The couple gave their support to new monastic foundations, including, among many, the convent of the Cistercian nuns at Trebnitz in 1202.

    The couple had seven children, however, only two lived to have productive lives: Henry who succeeded his father’s title, and Gertrude who embraced religious life as an abbess at the Abbey of Trebnitz. Later on, after her husband’s death, Hedwig gave away her fortune and took on the grey habit of the Cistercians. She cared for the sick, both personally and by founding hospitals, while supporting the poor. Privately she gave herself up to meditation on supernatural things and had greatly fasted and practiced abstinence. Through this, she grew in the strength of the Spirit and in grace, blazing within her the fire of devotion and divine love.

    Hedwig was layed to rest in a church attached to the Monastery at Trebnitz and was canonized by Clement IV on March 26, 1267. On August 25 of the same year, her remains were raised to the honors of the Altar.

    This servant of God, never neglected the practice of all good works. Through the divine favor of the sufferings of Christ, she was given the grace when she lacked human means to do good when her own strength failed. She had the power to relieve the bodily and spiritual troubles of all who sought her help.

    She is known as the patron of brides, death of children, difficult marriages, victims of jealousy, widows and duchesses. She is considered the patron Saint of Bavaria, Berlin, Germany, the diocese of Gorlitz, Germany and Silesia.

St.Michael