Description: This medal is a part of my Polish medals collection Visit my page with the offers, please. You will find many interesting items related to this subject. If you are interested in other medals, related to this subject, click here, please. Poland; Rulers Medieval Motives Religion; Saints Historic Battles Poland; History Religious; Czestochowa Teutonic Order Deutscher Orden This medal belongs to the series ‘Polish kings and Polish state coat of arms – eagle’ by the very famous artist, sculptor, medalist, Jerzy Jarnuszkiewicz. av. The portrait of the Queen (official title KING) Jadwiga, the dates of her birth and death, 1374 - 1399 rv. The coat of arms of Poland from the time of her reign diameter - 70 mm (2 ¾ “) weight – 140.20 gr (4.95 oz) metal – bronze, silver plated St. Jadwiga Jadwiga (1374? – July 17, 1399) was a Polish monarch who reigned from 1384, to 1399, and is venerated by the Roman Catholic Church as Saint Hedwig (Jadwiga) the Queen. She is the Patron Saint of Queens, and of United Europe. She is known in German as Hedwig, in Lithuanian as Jadvyga, in Hungarian as Hedvig, and in Latin as Hedvigis. Jadwiga, was reputedly a blonde, blue-eyed, tall and elegant beauty. Jadwiga was the youngest daughter of Louis I of Hungary and of Elizabeta Kotromanic. Jadwiga's could claim descent from the House of Piast, the ancient native Polish dynasty on both her mother's and her father's side. Her paternal grandmother Elisabeth of Cuyavia was the daughter of King Władysław I the Elbow-high, who had reunited Poland in 1320. Legends and veneration From the time of her death, Jadwiga was widely considered a saint. Numerous legends about miracles were recounted to justify her sainthood. The two best-known are those of "Jadwiga's cross" and "Jadwiga's foot." Jadwiga often prayed before a large black crucifix hanging in the north aisle of Wawel Cathedral. During one of these prayers, the Christ on the cross is said to have spoken to her. The crucifix, "Saint Jadwiga's cross," is still there, with her relics beneath it. According to another legend, Jadwiga took a piece of jewelry from her foot and gave it to a poor stonemason who had begged for her help. When the queen left, he noticed her footprint in the plaster floor of his workplace, even though the plaster had already hardened before her visit. The supposed footprint, known as "Jadwiga's foot," can still be seen in one of Kraków's churches. Despite widespread veneration for Jadwiga in Poland, it was only on June 8, 1979, that Pope John Paul II prayed at her sarcophagus; and the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments officially affirmed her beatification on August 8, 1986. The Pope finally canonized Jadwiga in Kraków on June 8, 1997. The artist; Jerzy Jarnuszkiewicz - (b Kalisz, 1919 - 2005). Polish sculptor. He studied at the School of Decorative Art and Industrial Crafts, Kraków (1936–8), the Municipal School of Decorative Arts and Painting, Warsaw (1938–9), and the Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw (1946–50), with Tadeusz Breyer (1884–1952) and Franciszek Strynkiewicz (b 1893). From 1950 to 1985 Jarnuszkiewicz taught sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw.
Price: 49.9 USD
Location: Sliema,
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Country/Region of Manufacture: Poland
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
Composition: Silver plated
Brand: Mennica Warszawska, Poland
