Hadewych of Meer explained

Honorific Prefix:Blessed
Hadewych
Honorific Suffix:O.Praem.
Death Date:14 April,
Venerated In:Roman Catholic Church
Birth Place:Germany

Hadewych, O.Praem., (– 14 April,) a.k.a. Hadewig or Hedwig, was abbess of the Premonstratensian monastery of Meer, (now part of Meerbusch) in modern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Life

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. She succeeded her mother as abbess in 1183.[1]

Hadewych died on April 14, about the year 1200; devotion to her quickly spread among the Norbertine community.[2] She, as well as her mother and her brother, are venerated as "Blessed" by the Catholic church.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07104a.htm Ott, Michael. "Bl. Hadewych." The Catholic Encyclopedia
  2. https://aleteia.org/daily-prayer/wednesday-april-14/ "Bl. Hadewych of Meer", Aleteia