St Hedwig and St Bartholomew’s Basilica, Trzebnica

Sanktuarium Świętej Jadwigi Śląskiej, Jana Pawła II, Trzebnica, Poljska

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+48 71 388 78 42

Every day: from 6.00 to 19.30

Basilica in Trzebnica

St. Hedwig of Andechs and St. Bartholomew’s basilica in Trzebnica, the convent and the convent complex of the Borromean Sisters.

The abbey in Trzebnica was founded in 1202 by Henry the Bearded and his wife Hedwig. It was the first female Cistercian Convent in Poland. The abbey was quite wealthy – until the secularization of church property in 1810 the Cistercian Sisters owned 73 villages and 25 folwarks (serfdom-based farms).

After the liquidation of the convent the building housed a military hospital and a cotton mill; it also accommodated prisoners of war. In the late 19th century a part of the decaying building was bought by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and was intended for a hospital. Since 1861 Borromean Sisters have been working there.

St Hedwig and St Bartholomew’s Basilica, Trzebnica

Fixed and regular events:
In June/July – Horse Pilgrimage from the Sanctuary in Trzebnica to the Sanctuary in Licheń.

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The convent building was also erected in the 13th century. It was completely rebuilt in the 17th century thanks to the abbess Katarzyna Pawłowska from Wierzbno.

The building received its Baroque appearance in the 18th century; it is built on a rectangular plan and has two inner courtyards. In front of the main entrance to the church and the convent there is a large 10 m high column with a Baroque statue of St. John of Nepomuk.

The Hermitage and the Calvary with chapels of the Stations of the Cross which are situated in the nearby Beech Forest (Las Bukowy) constitute a significant part of the pilgrimage complex in Trzebnica.

Today the convent building houses the General House of the Borromean Sisters; the south wing belongs to the city hospital. The church, a basilica with pillars in the late Romanesque style, to which Baroque additions were made, is now the parish church. The grave of St. Hedwig is in the chapel of St. Hedwig to the right of the high altar. The grave of Duke Henry I, her husband, is in front of the altar.

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The visiting of basilica is possible individually; in a package tour it is possible by prior arrangement, tel. 71/ 388 78 26, 695 740 119. Visiting of the convent – tel. 71/ 387 41 22, 71/ 387 41 45.

Fixed and regular events:
In June/July – Horse Pilgrimage from the Sanctuary in Trzebnica to the Sanctuary in Licheń.

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Trzebnica is situated 25 km from Wrocław. By car – road no.5 in the direction of Poznań. Public transport – many train or bus connections; there are also private buses available.

Car parking:
There is a car park available.

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Masses and church services on Sundays and celebrations:

  • 6.30, 7.30, 8.00, 9.30 (kids), 11.00, 12.30, 14.00 (baptisms on Sunday of the month), 18.00 (Devotion)
  • 18.30, 20.00 (only on Sundays except celebrations)

Masses on weekdays:

  • 6.30, 7.15, 12.00, 18.30
    Novena to Saint Hedwig:Every Tuesday 18.00
    (every first Tuesday of the month novena to Saint Hedwig combined with the special blessing of expectant mothers offspring)

 

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St. Hedwig of Andechs and St. Bartholomew’s basilica, being a part of the Post-Cistercian Complex, is the necropolis of the Silesian Piasts and a place associated with the cult of St. Hedwig. The three-naved basilica with a transept has a single tower façade. It is a late Romanesque construction built in the 13th century.

It is worth pointing out that it was the first building in Lower Silesia which was built of brick. A complex of stone architectural details placed inside the church and the Gothic tympana, all dating back to the period of the construction of the building, have survived to this day.

In order to commemorate St. Hedwig, a chapel dedicated to her was added to the chancel. The chapel of St. Hedwig is considered to be the only classic Gothic structure in Silesia. It houses an epitaph to Princess Karolina of Legnica-Brieg, the last member of the Piast dynasty. On the floor of the crypt of St. Bartholomew there is the Gothic tombstone of Prince Konrad III.

Inside the church, in front of the altar there is the plain, Baroque tombstone of Duke Henry the Bearded and Konrad von Feuchtwangen, a Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights. The rich Baroque interior décor of the church includes the main altar designed by Franz Joseph Mangoldt, dating back to the 18th century and a 17th century series of paintings illustrating the life of St. Hedwig created by Michael Willmann.

There are numerous works of art collected in the treasury (the Reliquary of St. Hedwig amongst others). The church houses the marble tomb of St. Hedwig dating back to the 17th century. In 1943, on the 700th anniversary of the death of the patron, the church received the honorary title of Basilica Minor from Pope Pius XII.

The convent building was also erected in the 13th century. It was completely rebuilt in the 17th century thanks to the abbess Katarzyna Pawłowska from Wierzbno. The building received its Baroque appearance in the 18th century; it is built on a rectangular plan and has two inner courtyards.

In front of the main entrance to the church and the convent there is a large 10 m high column with a Baroque statue of St. John of Nepomuk. The Hermitage and the Calvary with chapels of the Stations of the Cross which are situated in the nearby Beech Forest (Las Bukowy) constitute a significant part of the pilgrimage complex in Trzebnica.

Today the convent building houses the General House of the Borromean Sisters; the south wing belongs to the city hospital. The church, a basilica with pillars in the late Romanesque style, to which Baroque additions were made, is now the parish church.

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The grave of St. Hedwig is in the chapel of St. Hedwig to the right of the high altar. The grave of Duke Henry I, her husband, is in front of the altar.

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