Saint Hedwig

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Saint Hedwig

patron saint of Silesia

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Hedwig glass
Hedwig (died 1243), patron saint of Silesia, who allegedly performed a wine miracle in one of these glasses. Another glass—once belonging to St. Elizabeth and later given to Martin Luther—was said to give strength to women in labour when they drank from it.
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Hedwig (died 1243), patron saint of Silesia, who allegedly performed a wine miracle in one of these glasses. Another glass—once belonging to St. Elizabeth and later given to Martin Luther—was said to give strength to women in labour when they drank from it.
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