June 8
On this day the Catholic Church remembers
St. Hedwig of Poland

St. Hedwig of Poland

queen · 1374 – 1399
Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
— Matt 6:10

At ten she was crowned “King” of Poland. For the sake of the baptism of Lithuania she gave up her love and married the Lithuanian ruler. She renewed the University of Kraków and cared for the poor. She died at 25. Sacrifice for others brings blessing to nations.

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