Hadewych, Blessed

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• Hadewych of Meer — The Blessed Hadewych (c. 1150 – 14 April 1200?), a.k.a. Blessed Hadewig or Blessed Hedwig, was a prioress of the Premonstratensian convent of Mehre (Meer), near Büderich, in modern North Rhine Westphalia. She was a daughter of Hildegundis, with… …   Wikipedia

• Bl. Hadewych —     Bl. Hadewych     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bl. Hadewych     (HADEWIG, HEDWIG).     Prioress of the Premonstratensian convent of Mehre (Meer), near Büderich, in Rhenish Prussia; b. about 1150; d. 14 April, about the year 1200. She was a… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Hadewijch — [ Belgium and the Netherlands. Neither country existed at the time, nor any border dividing Flanders and what later would become the Netherlands.] Hadewijch was a 13th century poet and mystic, probably living in the Duchy of Brabant.Most of her… …   Wikipedia

• Hedwig — or Hedy is a German female given name. The name originates from old German ( hadu meaning battle, and wig meaning fight). Hedwig or Hedy may refer to:In religion:* Saint Hedwig of Andechs (1174 1243), Duchess of Silesia, canonized 1267 * Saint… …   Wikipedia

• Medieval Dutch literature — is the Dutch literature produced in the Low Countries from the earliest stages of the language up to the sixteenth century. Contents 1 Early stages 2 Influential writers 3 Chevalric era …   Wikipedia